1. Shoreline Public schools & Shoreline Hi Cap Advocacy group
May 16, 2017
6:30 p.m. SHAG and SPS general business meeting
7:00 p.m. Dr. Nancy Hertzog, Director ~ Robinson Center for Young Scholars, University of Washington
8:30 p.m. Meeting adjourns

2. mission statement
To support the needs of our highly capable students (K-12) in the Shoreline School District through the collaborative efforts of our parents, educators and administrators.
Our objectives include:
Increasing communication between the schools, the district and the parents.
Building community among our Hi Cap families
Supporting our Hi Cap educators within the classroom and with professional development opportunities.
Advocating for gifted education at school, district and state levels.

3. 2016-17 accomplishments Hosted community forums on 5/31, 10/3, 5/9/17
Held regular group sessions on 8/29, 9/26, 10/24, 11/28, 1/26, 3/9
Formed partnerships to collaborate on group objectives and learned district initiatives with School Board members, Superintendent Miner, Dr. Michael Power, Maria Stevens and teachers
Hosted our first guest speaker Austina DeBonte “What Parents Need to Know about Smart Kids”
Participated in the district Hi Cap Program Review committee work from October to February
Conducted formal presentation to Shoreline School Board on 12/5
Reached out to other Hi Cap parent organizations in the Northshore and Edmonds school districts and also to the NWGCA for guidance and resources
Started our Facebook group in August and grew to over 250 members!
Successfully launched our new website ( in March!

4. SHAG SURVEY RESULTS 2016
Tonight we are collecting feedback again to form our goals for 2017.
**Please help us by completing the survey passed out today or online at: ey

5. SHAG in the community
July 6: Attended UW seminar: “Hi Cap Programs: A Holistic Approach”
February 2: Met with Representative Cindy Ryu to advocate for gifted education at Gifted Education Day in Olympia
February 9: Attended the Hi Cap Equity Summit at the UW Robinson Center
February 23: Several SHAG members spoke at the Board meeting with suggestions and questions for Hi Cap program
March 11: Met with legislators at Education Funding Forum, A Conversation with Legislators in Shoreline
May 1: Attended “State of the Schools” forum presented by Superintendent Miner
May 9: Participated in the PSESD Northwest Highly Capable Student Workshop in Renton
May 13: Participated in the visioning day "Our Children, Our Future: Shaping Shoreline Schools“

6. What’s next?
Continue a strong partnership with our district leaders to enhance our Hi Cap program grades K-12
Continue increased communication with our parents and district staff through meetings, , newsletters, website updates and Facebook posts
Increase our support to teachers
Increase program equity for all
Gain visibility with neighborhood school parents, teachers and administrators
Increase our database. Please subscribe to our list:
or by clicking on this QR code:
Checkout our blog for how to keep your kids stimulated
in the summer:
July 22, Saturday from 2:00-4:00 at Paramount park (not SHAG sponsored). We will be in green t-shirts!
Please volunteer to help our organization!