Administered by Parents for Academic Challenge and Enrichment. It is critical to have the best, most effective programs and services for our gifted and talented children. We want your feedback regarding the activities and programs your gifted student is receiving in the Columbus City Schools.

A link to the electronic Questionnaire is below. Submissions will be analyzed, compiled and reported by P.A.C.E. and presented to the Columbus City Schools.

All parents of Columbus City School students are welcome to participate. However, our target audience are parents of those students that have been identified as gifted and talented by the Columbus City Schools. Your feedback is very important and will be utilized during discussions with the Columbus City Schools Leadershipand their Gifted and Talented staff.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TVD9H37

Thank you for your support.

February 2011 P.A.C.E. Meeting
Monday February 14, 2011 – 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Credit Flexibility

If your student is in High School or Middle School (or ever will be), you will be interested in joining our discussion about credit flexibility. Credit Flex is an innovative new program that enables students to earn units of high school credit based on a demonstration of subject area competency, instead of or in combination with completing hours of classroom instruction.

Our discussion will be led by some P.A.C.E. parents who have had experience negotiating the rather new process for credit flexibility, with input from educators in attendance.

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N.B. If you are another parent who has experiences with credit flex, we would love to hear a bit about your experiences with this very flexible, customizable program. Please contact Scott webmaster@ColumbusPACE.org if you’d like to R.S.V.P. before our meeting. Thanks!

Just a reminder:

E.C.L.I.P.S.E parent meetings are
Tuesday Feb. 15, 23rd from 6-7:30.
The meetings will be held in the Shepard Center gym.

ECLIPSE Information flyer from C.C.S. Gifted and Talented site.

What: “Social and Emotional Needs of Parents and Students”
“Characteristics of Gifted Learners”

When: Monday, January 10, 2011, 6:00-7:30 PM

Where: Shepard Center, 873 Walcutt, 43219

If you are seeking to increase your awareness of the unique social emotional needs of your gifted child(ren) in an environment where you can interact with other parents , this is a meeting you do not want to miss.

Social and Emotional Needs of Students, and the Family of Gifted

Please join us Monday January 10, 2010 – 6:00-7:30 p.m. as we consider Social and Emotional Needs of Students, and members of families with gifted children.

Remember: this year we are meeting at the
Shepard Center
873 Walcutt Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43219
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Please feel free to pass along this info to others.

What: “How Do We Service? How Do We Identify?”

When: Monday, November 8, 2010, 6:00-7:30 PM

Where: Shepard Center, 873 Walcutt, 43219

You have received notification by Columbus City Schools that your child has been identified as Gifted and Talented. This is a meeting you should not miss! Learn how it was determined that your child is Gifted and Talented. Hear about services to expect for your Gifted and Talented child at the Elementary, Middle and High School levels. Meet other families of Gifted and Talented students. Childcare will be available at this meeting.

A PACE Steering Meeting will be held Monday October 25, 6:00 pm sharp. If you want to join in as we plan November and December Meetings , simply let one of the officers know. We are actively looking for more parents from all over the City to take part.

Tammy

Sunday October 17, 2010 * 1:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.

• 1:00 Registration
• 1-1:45 Ask the Experts Part 1
• 1:45 Welcome/Announcements
• 2:00 Keynote Speaker: James Webb, PhD
  Helping Parents Guide to Gifted Children
• 3:15 Choices of Small Session Topics
• 5:30 Ask the Experts Part 2
• 6:45 Parent Day Wrap-Up
• 7-9 p.m. Conference Bonus Session : Budget And Advocacy Discussion
  with Ann Sheldon, O.A.G.C. Director

Keynote Speaker: James Webb, PhD, ABPP-CL, author of Helping Parents: Guide to Gifted Children is a licensed psychologist nationally recognized in the area of gifted education. He remains as Director Emeritus of the SENG Board of Directors and continues to consult about social and emotional issues of gifted and talented children.

location: Columbus Hilton at Easton, 3900 Chagrin Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43219

for more info look for Parent Day on http://www.oagc.com/?q=parent

Having a gifted and talented child is rewarding, exciting and joyful. Raising a gifted child is not always easy, it can actually be frustrating, tiresome, and overwhelming. Do you believe that all children should have the opportunity to learn everyday? Do you have a child that you need help understanding, living with, and sticking up for? Columbus PACE is a group of volunteer parents of identified Gifted and Talented children. We work closely with the Columbus City School District’s Exceptional Student Staff during the school year. We meet monthly and learn from one another.

Did you know that there are over 11,000 identified gifted and talented students in our district? While our families come from all areas of the city, from different backgrounds, different cultures, different experiences, we are all just like you. Our group is here for us as a relevant resource for every family in the district, including yours.

You are invited to PACE’s Open House:
Monday, October 11th

6:00-7:30 PM.

at the
Shepard Center

873 Walcutt

Columbus Ohio 43219

• Meet Mary Ey, Chief Officer, Student Support Services
• Meet Toia Robinson, Supervisor, Exceptional Children, Gifted and Talented Department
• PACE’s own 3rd grade inventor, Caleb Spurgeon, will be demonstrating his winning invention, “Flusher Reminder”. His mother, Marcy Spurgeon, learned about the Invention Convention by Attending a PACE meeting. Caleb is locally and Nationally known and recently appeared on the Ellen Show.
• Kathy Jackson, from the Ohio Association for Gifted Children, will be registering parents for OAGC’s Parent Day, Sunday Ocober 17.
  
• Come and see what PACE is doing.
• Meet and greet other gifted students, parents and staff.
• Refreshments will be served

Warm Regards,

Tammy Hinkle-Moore
President, Columbus Parents For Academic Challenge and Enrichment

Monday April 19, 2010 – 6:00-7:30 p.m.
General Meeting and Open Discussion
Ending Strong and Looking Ahead

Please join us as we have our final regular membership meeting of the 2009-2010 school year. We will be open to discuss a variety of topics as we seek to wrap up the current school year and look ahead to 2010-2011. We need your input to help the P.A.C.E. Steering Committee prepare for an exciting 2010-2011. We will also take care of P.A.C.E. business such as electing officers for next year.

One topic of interest we hope to address:

Are you in one of those families who just received your first notice of gifted identification for your child? Or have you been around for a while and have other questions – or helpful advice for the “newbies?” Either way, there is an important place for you at P.A.C.E.

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