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- TAGT Annual Professional Devel...
George R. Brown Convention Center
Wednesday, December 2 at 8:00am - 2009 TAGT Public Open House
George R. Brown Convention Center, ...
Wednesday, December 2 at 4:00pm - TAGT Annual Leadership Conference
Marriott Austin Airport South
Monday, March 30 at 8:00am
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented The 2009 TAGT Parent Conference will be held at the Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center in Houston on February 13. Register online today at http://txgifted.org/
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Be sure to check the TAGT website at www.txgifted.org for Annual Conference information. We have just posted the entire schedule--all 285+ sessions and their descriptors, along with information on the 15 conference strands. Be sure to register and join us in Houston this December!
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented An update from NAGC: Senate Subcommittee Retains Javits The Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee included $7.46 million for the Javits program in FY 2010. This is the same amount as was approved in the House, and which the program received in 200
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Please contact your senators by July 28, especially Kay Bailey Hutchison, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, to support Javits Grant funding. Go to www.nagc.org/index.aspx?id=5020 for details and sample letters.
www.nagc.org
Thanks to the last-minute efforts of advocates across the country, the House appropriations committee included $7.46 million for the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act (Javits) in its fiscal ...
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Thanks to the efforts of gifted education advocates, the House Appropriations Committee restored fiscal year 2010 funding for the Javits program in legislation it approved on July 17. $7.46 million was included during the committee mark-up process. Thi
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented The State Board of Education (SBOE) postponed approving the revised State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students last week. They'll reconsider them at the meeting in September. The delay was requested for additional time to review the changes;
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Related to the previous post: In the updated version of the State Plan, on each page the footer reads, "The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school has the primary responsibility for ensuring that
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented The Texas Education Agency has proposed minor revisions to the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students. These changes will be presented to the State Board of Education on July 16-17. Given that the changes are not significant, we d
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented HB 3 has been signed by Governor Perry, which means that there is a hope for accountability for gifted education. The responsibility now rests with the commissioner of education; he will make the decision as to how to proceed. In addition, HB 3646, which alters and lightly increases funding for most school districts a...nd also increases teacher salaries, was signed by the governor.
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Wonder-Space is also offering a $150 Discount on Math Camp registrations in Dallas & Austin. Just enter code TAGTM09, and pay $200 Tuition for Wonder-Space Math Camp. Offer ends June 30, 2009.
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented New Wonder-Space Austin & Dallas camps offering $400 "scholarships" through June 30. Use discount code TAGT09: http://summer.wonder-space.com
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented HB3 passed the house and senate over the weekend with the language for accountability in gifted and talented programs intact from the previous revisions. Governor Perry has 10 days to respond. TAGT will post a full update at http://txgifted.org/advocacy when there is more information.
txgifted.org
TAGTsupports educational accountability and appropriate professional development in order to have strong programs for gifted students in Texas.
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Another update: the five senators named to the HB 3 Conference Committee are Sen. Florence Shapiro, Plano; Sen. Dan Patrick, Houston; Sen. Steve Ogden, Bryan; Sen. Tommy Williams, The Woodlands; and Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, San Antonio. If you live in t
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented A brief legislative update. HB 3, which includes some accountability for gifted education, is headed to a conference committee. The 5 members who will participate from the House have been named; they include Rep. Scott Hochberg of Houston, who is champion
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented TAGT Legislative Update: Keep abreast of current action in the legislature related to gifted education.
www.txgifted.org
TAGTsupports educational accountability and appropriate professional development in order to have strong programs for gifted students in Texas.
