GEAR Resources
Annual Recaps and Summaries:
Presentation Media:
Sycamore Community Schools – District Resources
- The Sycamore Community School district serves children who are identified as gifted in a variety of ways. Follow the link to the district website with information about gifted identification, gifted procedural changes, acceleration (whole grade and single subject), early admission to kindergarten, and early graduation.
www.sycamoreschools.org/domain/504
- Sycamore Community Schools District Administrators
- Director of Curriculum and Instruction: Becky Tompkins – tompkinsr@sycamoreschools.org
- Gifted Education Coordinator: Jamie Jackson – jacksonja@sycamoreschools.org
- The Gifted Intervention Specialists (GIS) at each Elementary are:
- Blue Ash: Lori Klima – klimal@sycamoreschools.org
- Maple Dale: Karin Daley – daleyk@sycamoreschools.org
- Montgomery: Ashley Fitzpatric -fitzpatrica@sycamoreschools.org
- Symmes: Julie Paterson – patersonj@sycamoreschools.org
- K-2 at All Elementaries: Michael Henry – henrym@sycamoreschools.org
Local Resources
- Super Saturday Program- a Saturday enrichment program offered 3 terms per year. Check out their website for more information. www.supersaturday.org
- Cincinnati Scholastic Chess- www.chesscincinnati.com
- Summer Opportunities for Gifted Kids- Hamilton County Educational Service Center’s 2019 Compiled list for Gifted Enrichment and Opportunities can be found at: hcesc_gifted_enrichment_and_opportunities_list_-2019__5_.pdf
State Resources
- Information on Ohio State Standards for Gifted Instructors and Education at Ohio Department of Education (ODE): http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Gifted-Education
- The Ohio Association for Gifted Children: “The Ohio Association for Gifted Children (OAGC) is unique among education associations in the state in that the focus is about children rather than educators.” www.oagc.com
National Resources
- American Mensa Gifted Youth Admission: www.us.mensa.org/join/gifted-youth-admission