This message has been sent to you by The Washington Coalition For Gifted Education. Comments or questions can be sent to wagifted@earthlink.net or barbaragmaurer@yahoo.com. If you wish to have your name added to our mailing list, send a notice to wagifted@earthlink.net. Cue the Fireworks! Break Out the Banners! ESHB 2261 passed the House Monday night [...]
Parents and Friends – We were proud to share with you on Thursday afternoon that the Senate had passed 2261 on Education Reform. Monday morning, April 20th at 10:00am, the House is scheduled to vote on the same Bill. Should they pass the same language as was adopted by the Senate on Thursday, the Bill [...]
Thursday was a very significant day in the Legislature for Highly Capable Education, and it wouldn’t have happened without your advocacy. The Senate passed legislation on Thursday afternoon that for the first time included highly capable education in the State’s definition of basic education. News reports and indications from other advocates are that the House [...]
The QUEST and PAGE programs aim to serve highly capable students in the Puyallup School District. As the program prepares to touch more schools and more children next year, I thought it might be useful to have a glossary of terms commonly heard when discussing highly capable students and their educational needs. This list borrows [...]
A reminder that the District is holding an informational meeting on Thursday, April 23rd at Shaw Road Elementary from 7pm to 8pm. Hear the latest news from the District on the coming changes to the QUEST program and get a chance to have your questions answered. We hope to see you there. For directions to [...]
We’ve worked hard with the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education, the State PTA, the League of Education Voters, and a variety of other organizations across the state to push for educational reform this year to benefit our kids today and tomorrow. The House passed 2261, which included highly capable in the definition of basic education. [...]
