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/in math in grades K through five,” said ; board member Bill Oliver.
Superintendent Robert Estabrook ■ said that part of the answer could be that during those years the foundation for the different subjects is being laid, and that it takes more time for stu; dents to begin to show their gifts. He ; said that the attempt is made to identify students in those grade levels to adhere to state requirements.
“I think that either the selection committee is not reading the kids right or the qualifications are not feasible,” said board chairman Beverly Massie. “I like the gifted and talented program, •but I don’t like the rigorous criteria and time lines used.” She said that she still believes that gifted and talented subjects would be best taught in the classrooms because every child has some talent or gift. ; Two members of the elementary school selection committee, Deb and ;Greg Drescher, were present at the < meeting. They explained how the comjmittee had reached its decisions and i what improvements may be made in ! the selection process. ! “We used lots of different criteria ; to determine if a child would eryoy, be ; interested in and benefit from the pro;gram,” Deb Drescher said. “If we -didn't think the child would benefit, we didn’t place that child in the program.”
She said that the committee tried I to make the decisions as objective as ; possible by using test scores or other ; tangible proofs of a child’s talents in an ; area. Children could be nominated for • consideration by teachers, parents, '.themselves or any other interested ! person. ; Greg Drescher said that he felt ; fairly comfortable with what the com■ mittee did. “I would want to see contin•uous input from the teachers in the ! process,” said Mrs. Drescher. ; A teacher at the elementary ; school, Lynne Baines, agreed with
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