“Failure to help the gifted child is a societal tragedy, the extent of which is difficult to measure….They are the difference between what we are and what we could be as a society.” — Dr. James J. Gallagher, University of North Carolina The Governor has proposed to eliminate all state highly capable program funding for [...]
It’s too soon to know exactly what the impact of any state cuts to highly capable program funding would be in Puyallup, but that doesn’t mean that our kids aren’t thinking about it, and even letting their concerns get away from them. I was in a class of 3rd and 4th grade QUEST students yesterday when one [...]
Last week was an extraordinarily busy, and extraordinarily rewarding week. We entered last week unsure of what would happen in the legislature, but quickly learned that Governor Gregoire would call a special session. ABC called on you to speak up for our kids, and parents and advocates across the state joined us in urging our [...]
Thank you to Jen Dewey and all of the volunteers who made our Gingerbread House Night a huge success. Kids of all ages made some amazing houses last Thursday at Zeiger Elementary. The entire gym was filled with builders and their families. ABC has posted some pictures from the night on our Facebook page. Anyone [...]
SENG will be conducting a 2 day comprehensive SENG Model Parent Group Facilitator Training on January 13 and 14 in Seattle at the Seattle Doubletree Airport Hotel. As a part of that training, SENG invites parents to attened a SENG Model Parent Group discussion group the night of the 13th, in order for the newly trained facilitators [...]
Received from the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education: The state Legislature has passed the second supplemental budget bill and it restores highly capable funding to the level in ESSB 6444 – $18,377,000 for two years, including $170,000 per year for Centrum and $90,000 per year for Future Problem Solving/Destination ImagiNation. That is, the 6.287% across-the-board-cut [...]
