In past years, PAGE has supported gifted kids by:

Raising funds to support gifted education

Providing over $27,000 for new technology last year

Providing funds for students who could not afford supplies, yearbook or field trip expenses

Providing new microscopes and science supplies

·Purchasing fifteen new computers for WINGS classrooms

·Repairing computers and printers

Sponsoring Dr. Barbara Kerr’s session for 3-12th grade girls, ”Going for Your Goals”

Actively advocated for appropriate services to gifted children by:

Attending Springfield Board of Education meetings

Writing letters to  state legislators in Jefferson City about  state funding for gifted programs

·Organizing Gifted Education Week Teacher Appreciation Days for classroom teachers to visit their students at WINGS

Supported teachers for the gifted by:

Raising funds and purchasing equipment for experiences at WINGS

Purchasing curriculum materials

Sponsoring Barbara Kerr, who presented “Gender Issues in the Classroom” to WINGS and MSU faculties

·Providing weekly volunteers at Phelps

Organizing a teacher appreciation luncheon for WINGS faculty

Supported the education of parents by:

Presenting orientation sessions to new WINGS parents

Communicating classroom information using the Internet

Purchasing videos and books on parenting gifted children

Hosting Dr. Barbara Kerr, who presented “Milestones and Danger Zones:  Gender Issues of Gifted Children”

Supported the education of the community concerning the needs of gifted children by:

Sending the PAGE Matters newsletter to supportive community members

Supporting “Extraordinary Education for All Children” by taking leadership roles in the school district.

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