*** Please Note New Date! ***
Thursday January 15, 2015 – 6:30-8:00 p.m.
General Meeting
Selective Admissions School Fair
- Entering the 9th grade for the first time
- Currently a resident of the Columbus City School District
- A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in 7th grade
- Scored at the 90th percentile on all sections of the 6th Grade Terra Nova test OR have been identified as Gifted and Talented in an academic area
- Identification of Gifted and Talented in the Arts
- Audition that utilizes a rubric for scoring
- Identified as gifted in the creative arts, demonstrated talent identified by private lessons through arts teachers in the community and/or parent interview for those families that are salient advocates and artists in the community.
PLEASE NOTE THE DIFFERENT LOCATION!
Thursday February 12, 2015 – 6:30-8:00 p.m.
General Meeting
Preparing for College: course load vs. GPA, making the most of college visits, finding scholarships, and more, presented by Karen Rohde, Gifted Supervisor of Berea City Schools
– Shepard Center 873 Walcutt Avenue
Please note the LOCATION for this meeting:
Meetings and Events
CANCELLED … check back for further info
Thursday March 12, 2015 – 6:30-8:00 p.m.
General Meeting
Advocacy Workshop with Ann Sheldon from the Ohio Association for Gifted Children
PLEASE NOTE THE DIFFERENT LOCATION!
Thursday May 14, 2015 – 6:30-8:00 p.m.
General Meeting
Preparing for the Transition to Middle School and Summer Engagement Tips
— Ridgeview MS 4241 Rudy Rd.
General Meeting
This is our first PACE meeting of the year!!!
Thursday September 24, 2015
Our September meeting will focus on the Gifted and Talented programs available in Columbus City Schools this year. We will have Gifted & Talented Department staff to describe the different opportunities available to your students throughout the school year as well as the support being given to your students, teachers and staff. We will feature Gifted & Talented Department staff as well as parents discussing ways to support the Gifted programs in the schools.
Free childcare available (have your kids bring homework or a game)
Please Join Us for Parent Day!!!
2015 OAGC Parent Day
2015 OAGC Parent Day Flier *includes registration form!*
Please plan to attend the OAGC Parent Day on Sunday, October 11 from 12:30-6:30. A great jam-packed day, and it only costs $5!
First is our Division meeting–ALL parents welcome! Perhaps suggest carpooling from your area.
Stephanie Tolan will be the bulk of the afternoon. She will keynote and then we have a Q&A with her.
Then a parent/professional panel on how to be an advocate from the classroom level on up. The panel will be comprised of a professor from OU/parent, former Gifted Coordinator, OAGC Director Ann Sheldon and a parent or two.
We also have one of the authors from the new Fordham book called Failing Our Brightest Kids, a look into how the US is doing too little to educate students to achieve at high levels.
Parent Day is a great opportunity to network and learn from other families–and often the educational/game vendors have set up early so you can buy from them.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions and hope to see you on October 11! Angela Grimm, OAGC Parent Division Chair aecrowder@yahoo.com
General Meeting
Thursday October 22, 2015
In addition to Ann Sheldon of O.A.G.C., we will also have with us several of the candidates for Columbus Board of Education. Don’t miss this night!
Topic:
– “Advocacy – How do we get our children what they need?” with guest speaker Anne Sheldon
– All Columbus school board candidates have been invited to attend to give parents a chance to “meet the candidates”
Location:
Berwick Alternative K-8 School – 2655 Scottwood Road, 43209
Free childcare available (have your kids bring homework or a game)
Selective Admissions School Fair
Thursday, December 3rd from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center
546 Jack Gibbs Blvd, Columbus, OH 43215
Building 110 (Cafeteria)
December Meeting Discussion: The Selective Admissions Fair
Columbus Alternative High School (CAHS), Eastmoor Academy, Arts Impact Middle School (AIMS), Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School, Duxberry Park Arts Impact, and Central Enrollment will have representatives at the meeting to help you plan and navigate the Columbus City Schools Selective Admissions Process.
General Meeting
Thursday February 25, 2016
FEBRUARY PACE MEETING
Parents Supporting Parents
Come hear gifted parents discuss raising their gifted children. This meeting is all about parents coming together as a community to help support their gifted kids. Share your ideas, triumphs, even your disasters, with the group. Learn more about dealing with emotional needs, educational needs, advocating for your child, anything that other parents can share about raising a gifted child