Presentation for TAGT 2013

1. www.kpgt.org

2. Working side by side
Longest standing Parent
Advocacy group in KISD

3. The Nuts and Bolts…
-What? – a consistent and reliable parent
organization & resource
-Why? – to provide an information
resource for the community and support
for the membership and mostly the
kids!!!
-Who? –Identified families,
administrators, teachers, community
members
-How? - The $64,000 question!

4. Never doubt that a small group
of committed people can change
the world. Indeed, it is the only
thing that ever has.
--Margaret Mead

5. The First Step….
Being Loved and Wanted – Your value to the
school district

6. Katy ISD and KPGT
Partners in GT Education
• Student events
• Instructional resources
• Teacher, counselor, administrator and
parent education
• Staff appreciation

7. Katy ISD and KPGT
Partners in GT Education
• Collective voice of GT parents and
students
• District leadership participation
– GT Parent Advisory Council
– Katy Improvement Council
– Katy Leadership

8. We make the
best….
…Even better!

9. The long version…
"The mission of Katy Parents of Gifted and Talented is
to promote the welfare of gifted and talented students
by empowering KISD Families and educators with
information, resources, tools, and voice to ensure
opportunities that encourage gifted students' passion
for learning.
The short version…
A “Booster Club” for Advanced Academics

10. The Second Step….
….if you build it, they will come!
Structure
By Laws – provide for continuity
Board Members – with only minor agendas
Parent Networking - Liaisons
To 501c(3) or not to 501(c) 3
(about.com)
Calendar and Schedule

11. If you want to build a ship,
don't drum up people
together to collect wood and
don't assign them tasks and
work, but rather teach them
to long for the endless
immensity of the sea.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

12. So…who does all this great stuff?
 KPGT Board is always looking for
committed volunteers (Programs person
wanted!)
 Liaisons provide a communication link
 Liaisons look for opportunities to
support advanced academics on your
campus
 Liaisons often support social activities
for Gifted students and their families
 Liaisons are your resident GT resource
 Often serve on Parent Advisory Councils

13. #1 Rule to
remember…
you can’t be all
things to all people!

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15. The third step…
…ask, ask, ask
• meet with the district contact about their
needs
• meet with parents – take the pulse of your
community (utilize your liaisons!)
• meet with the teachers – what are their
needs
• meet with your leadership team - pick a
focus

16. The fourth step…
….communication, communication, communication
• Make sure to represent yourself professionally
• Tag along on a district event
• Determine the best method via your school district
•Teacher emails, email blasts from schools, etc.
• Email vs. a paper trail
• Collect email addresses directly and maintain a data base!
• Facebook is a fast link
• Websites
• Press Releases to all community avenues

17. Like most everyone…
we are on facebook…
Nickname - katy speaks
Your source for…
•Articles of interest
• Community Events of Interest to GT
families (museums, arts, television, web sites
and resources
• KISD Events & News
• KPGT Events, News and Issues
•Volunteer opportunities
•Updates

18. • Access Resources
• Sign-up for emails
• Join!
www.KPGT.org
Web Site

19. Acclaimed Speaker Series - Semester One
September
Dr. Debra Troxclair
Perfectionism
Revisited:
encouraging gifted learners
to overcome the fear of
failure
October
Lisa Van Gemert
The Gift of Self:
developing strong
self-esteem in gifted
learners
December
Dr. James Webb
Parenting Successful
Children
Focusing on Parent Education

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Friday
October 4th!
Focusing on Connections

21. GT Family Game Nights

22. Photos by
Bram
Weisman
Focusing on student enrichment

23. Rocket Launch
Photos by
Bram
Weisman

24. KPGT Member-only Stargazing
Nights
We don’t believe in limitations!

25. 360 copies of
Chasing Vermeer
for Challenge
Classrooms
Focusing on Academic support

26. Go to Taylorhs.org and click on the Taylor Made
Tutoring button for full information.
From Academic to AP we are working to make
the best better – to support our students, our
teachers, and our future.

27. Meteorology Enrichment Event
Save the date
Saturday, October 26

28. Interactive Physics software
for all high schools
Study skills seminars
It’s not just about elementary

29. Thinking outside the
box…
The Mind of a
Champion
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Rob
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tA
Focusing on supporting the emotional needs of our
students

30. New this year
Scholarships!

31. Annual School Board Candidate Forum
SHOW YOUR
COMMITMENT!
!
Focusing on the Community

32. Focusing on our teachers

33. DISCOUNT
TAGT
MEMBERSHIP
Focusing on Gifted issues in our
state

34. Made possible by you
•Donors
•Members
•Volunteers
Please Join/Renew, Donate or Volunteer

35. Membership is only
$15 per family,
Per school year.
As a 501(c)(3) we are eligible for employer matching gifts.
All membership dollars go to work right here in Katy!
WON’T YOU SIGN UP TONIGHT????

36. "A volunteer leader's personal passion for the
group's mission is contagious and it
motivates." By John M. Knibb
"You are not here merely to make a
living. You are here in order to enable the
world to live more amply, with greater vision,
with a finer spirit of hope and achievement.
You are here to enrich the world, and to
impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." Woodrow Wilson

37. Thanks for coming and for all the great things
you do for the gifted community!
Good Luck as you build your Parent Support
Group!
Janet Thomason – president@kpgt.org
Alene Lindley – alenealindley@katyisd.org