I.
BACKGROUND
The formation of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Gifted and
Talented Advisory Council was proposed in Spring 1998 by the
Coordinator of Gifted/Talented/Advanced Programs and approved by the
Superintendent of Schools, the Assistant Superintendent of
Instruction, and the Director of Curriculum. The Council became
fully operational with its first meeting in October 1998.
II. PURPOSES
The G/T Council is an advisory body whose major function is to serve
as the formal organization for promoting a respectful and effective
partnership between the Gifted/Talented/Advanced Programs Office and
county educators, students, and community members. The major
purposes of the G/T Council include: to provide guidance to the
staff of the Gifted/Talented/Advanced Programs Office relative to
the implementation of county gifted and talented programs, grades
K-12 to participate in planning for the continued improvement of G/T
programs to provide ongoing assessment of the direction of G/T
programs to explore with staff ways to identify and utilize
community resources to enrich and to expand opportunities for
advanced students, grades K-12 to offer creative and viable
solutions to problems and challenges impacting G/T programs to
communicate G/T programs information, direction, success and needs
to a variety of audiences, including educational and governmental
policy-makers.
III. MEMBERSHIP
The G/T Council consists of a maximum of 21 appointed members who:
possess special interest in and/or experience with the education of
gifted and talented students reflect the regional, cultural, and
socio-economic diversity characterizing Anne Arundel County and Anne
Arundel County Public Schools are employees of Anne Arundel County
Public Schools and/or residents of Anne Arundel County
IV. MEETINGS
The G/T Council will meet three times a year from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on
the second Wednesday of October, January, and May.
