Welcome to the website of the
Baton Rouge
Association for Gifted
and Talented Students
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Dear Friends of Gifted and Talented Education,
The Louisiana Department of Education has assigned a Task Force
to review Bulletin 1706 (the Bulletin 1706 Revision Task Force).
Bulletin 1706B is the document that establishes Gifted and Talented
Programs under the Department of Special Education as it currently
resides.
There has been a suggestion that Gifted and Talented Programs be
removed from the Department of Special Education and administered as
part of Regular Education. This would result in the elimination of
IEP's (Individualized Education Programs) and Procedural Safeguards
(Due Process) for G/T students other than that provided for regular
education students. This move would profoundly impact funding and
system support for G/T programs across the state and in East Baton
Rouge Parish.
The Officers of the Baton Rouge Association for Gifted and
Talented Students (BRAGTS) oppose this suggestion and have sent the
attached letter to representatives of the DOE.
The GIFTED and TALENTED Students of East Baton Rouge and the State
of Louisiana need your help:
1) Please review the
attached letter and share it and
this e-mail with anyone that you know that would be interested.
2) Send your thoughts to the recipients of this e-mail and any
others you know that may have input to this process. Do this by any
means you desire: e-mail, letter, phone call, etc. (contact
information follows). If you send an e-mail please copy BRAGTS (br_agts@agts.net)
so that we may keep up with your input. Also, if you receive any
feedback, please notify us at the same e-mail address.
Thank-you for your help and support of Gifted and Talented
Education in East Baton Rouge Parish and the State of Louisiana.
Donald Jennings, President - BRAGTS
Link to letter sent from BRAGTS to LA DOE
in June
Board Meeting
The next BRAGTS Board Meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday August 11,
2009
from 7:00 - 9:00 PM at IRC Building. Board Meetings are generally held every second Tuesday of the month starting
at 7 PM and are open to the public.
2009 Teacher of the Year Award
Each year BRAGTS sponsors a
Teacher of the Year (TOY) award. Nominations for this award are
accepted from
gifted/talented students and their parents. This year's winner of
the coveted awards were as follows:
Ms. Bertha Hinojosa
Glen Oaks Elementary School
Ms. Trudy Gremillion Glasgow
Middle School
Mr. James Hood
McKinley High School
These teachers were honored with
their awards during the Spring Showcase in April. We would like to
extend our congratulations to these outstanding teachers and thank
them and all our gifted faculty for the fine jobs they do for our
children every day.
Who is BRAGTS and what do
we do?
We are a group of parents and educators organized
to support
Gifted and Talented education in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
You will find information about our local Program, as well as
links to various Gifted and Talented resources on the internet. We hope
you will browse our site and find many things that interest you.
Use the tabs above and side buttons to get around.
You can "Contact" us directly, or leave "Feedback" about survey
questions or specific issues that you would like discussed with the
School System. Be sure to "Register" so that we can let you
know about important upcoming events. You also can join
BRAGTS, or learn more "About Us" and our activities. Don't
forget to read our latest newsletter and meeting minutes, or any of
the other files you find helpful.
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know if
Your Child Qualifies for G/T?
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Links
to recent statistics and School Board actions regarding the Gifted
program
Links
to recent BRAGTS Board Meeting minutes
Links to recent
BRAGTS General Meeting minutes
