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Gifted and Talented Program Informational Lunch
An Overview of LISD Advanced Academics, Gifted & Talented Program Offerings with Cheryl Close, Director of Advanced Academic Services will be hosted by the Greater Lewisville Special Education PTSA on November 5, 2009 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm at the Student Services Building, west entrance, 400 W. Main Street in Lewisville (behind Lewisville Medical Center just off of I-35).
The event will be a "Brown Bag Lunch" informational program followed by an opportunity to ask questions and share discussion. Ms. Close will focus on a description of LEAP. She'll briefly review Elementary and then move on to Secondary, as well as discussing the nature and needs of a G/T child.
You are welcome to bring a sack lunch with you. Whether your child is not yet in school, in high school, home-schooled, or anywhere in between, you may have questions about what LISD has to offer in the way of Gifted & Talented Programs, Accelerated Programs, and Advanced Academic offerings.
As of now there is not an organization within LISD that is specifically designed to serve the needs and questions of parents and students in this area, therefore, the Special Ed PTSA currently meets this need along with our other offerings.
We invite you to come find out what courses and programs are available to motivated, gifted and talented students for all grade levels in LISD. Network with other parents and get information about workshops and presentations in the DFW area. Sign up for our Gifted & Talented Listserve at: https://www.bigtent.com/groups/septsa.
Gifted and Talented Program Informational Lunch flyer
PTA is a grassroots organization made up of parents, teachers and others around the state who have a special interest in children, families and schools. PTA membership is as diverse as Texas is in cultures, education levels and parenting skills. By joining a PTA,a member automatically becomes part of the largest child-advocacy organization in the state - over 630,000 strong across Texas.
Studies have proven that membership in PTA provides your child and other children around you with a greater chance of achieving in school. As a PTA member, you are more likely to be an informed, involved parent. These are dangerous times for children. More than ever, it is important for parents to learn ways to keep children safe, trouble free and involved in school. PTA is the best place to gain that knowledge.
PTA's MISSION
The mission of the PTA is three-fold:
- To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children;
- To assist parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children; and
- To encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools of this nation.
THE PURPOSE OF PTA
- To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, community and place of worship;
- To raise the standards of home life;
- To secure adequate laws for the care and protection of children and youth;
- To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth;
- To develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for all children and youth the highest advantages in physical, mental, social and spiritual education.