Jackson County School District
Board of Education Meeting
May 15, 2017
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Curriculum Presentation: Intellectually Gifted Program
In accordance with the Mississippi Gifted Education Program Standards for Evaluation and
Monitoring as approved by the State Board of Education in 2013:
"The gifted contact person or coordinator makes an annual presentation to the
local school board concerning the status of the gifted education program."
Intellectually Gifted Staff:
Penny Westfaul: Gifted Contact
Samantha Benson: Psychometrist, Gifted Contact, and Gifted Coordinator
East Central Teachers:
St. Martin Teachers:
Vancleave Teachers:
Joanna Dunsford
Tricia Capers
Tina Goldman
Lindsey Bryant
Rosemary Hodgson
Virginia McGlaughlin
Debbie Smith
Traci Payne
Monica Fields
LeAnn Havard
Shannon Wilson
Oreta McMillan
Beth Seymour
Jackson County School District Inteliectualiy Gifted Program
2016-2017 Data
Attendance Center
Number of Students
Student Population
Percent Intellectually
Eligible for
Intellectually Gifted
in Grades 2-6 Based
Gifted
on Month Eight ADA
in Grade 2-6
East Central
134
1025
13%
225
1709
13.2%
106
873
12.1%
465
3607
12.9%
Attendance Center
St. Martin
Attendance Center
Vancleave
Attendance Center
Jackson County
School District
Inteilectually Spring Screening Data
711 First graders participated in the Universal Intellectually Gifted Screener in March,
2017.
209 First graders or 29.3% of the population scored at or above the 90^*^ percentile on
the Universal gifted screener. 138 of these students will proceed to the final phase of
the Intellectually Gifted Assessment process.
107 Second-Fifth grade students were screened during the school year, and 52 students
scored in the 91^^ percentile or above.