1. North Plainfield School District’s Gifted & Talented Program Cynthia Crawford, Instructor & Cathy Kobylarz, Supervisor

2. NJ Department of Education’s Administrative Code NJAC 6A:6-1.3 Definitions “Gifted & Talented students” refers to those exceptionally able students who possess or demonstrate levels of ability, in one or more content areas, when compared to their chronological peers in the local school district and who require modifications of their educational program to achieve to their capabilities

3. North Plainfield’s Philosophy The North Plainfield Pro- gram recognizes the “Gifted- ness of all of our students Gifted and Talented students are found across all grade levels, cultural and economic groups

4. G&T Program’s Home Base = Stony Brook School

5. Identification Rubric Inspiration Entrance Criteria Rubric Nomination 1 point NJ ASK Adv. Prof Math = 4 points Adv. Prof Language = 4 points Proficient Math = 3 points Proficient Language = 3 points OTIS LENNON Nationally Normed School Ability Test (Percentile Score) 99 – 96 = 5 points 89 - 95 = 4 points <89 = 0 points A student must score 10 points for admission into the G&T Inspiration Program.

6. Scoring the Rubric NameGradeTest Date % on OTIS LENNON NJ ASK Language NJ ASK Mathematics Final Rubric Score 2014 :

7. Scoring the Rubric

8. Curriculum & Yearly Theme “Habits of the Mind” Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) ~Critical thinking skills ~Creative thinking skills ~Logic ~Problem solving skills ~Multiple Intelligences

9. North Plainfield’s Eligibility Data 2014-2015 Tested Students in Grade 1-5 Total: 195 Students

10. North Plainfield’s G&T Data Eligible Students by Grade Level 2014-2015 Total = 78 Students

11. Acceleration – Small Group ~Small group instruction of six to eight of our Kindergarten students ~Pull out program ~Meets approximately five to six times per year

12. Enrichment - Whole Group ~First Grade Students ~Whole Group Instruction ~Classes are visited approximately thirteen times per calendar year

13. Inspiration Traditional G&T program servicing 78 students this year ~Students grouped with their intellectual peers ~Parent, staff or self nomination ~Eligibility – Multiple Measures: 89 th % OLSAT-Otis Lennon School Ability Test & 2 District Test Results ~Use of a district made rubric to determine eligibility

14. Inspiration’s Themes &Class Trips Grade Two: Diversity - Raptor’s Trust Millington, N.J. Grade Three: Structure –Guggenheim Museum, N.Y. Grade Four: Connections – Edison, N.J. Grade Five: Systems–Zimmerly Museum, Rutgers Grade Six: Universal Problems –Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, N J..