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The latest version of the recommendations for secondary gifted programming in the OCDSB will be presented tomorrow night, 23 Mar 10, at the Education Committee meeting of the school board.  The report recommends closing two of the secondary gifted centres – Gloucester High School and Glebe Collegiate.  The report also contains some far-reaching statements in regards to phasing out gifted programming.  It is important all parents of gifted students in the OCDSB read the report, and contact their Trustees about any concerns you have.  Trustees need to hear about the importance of a strong gifted program that includes specialized classes to support your children.

You can find the report on the Board web site, under the agenda for the 23 Mar 10 Education meeting.  For ease of finding the report a link to the pdf has been created:  http://tinyurl.com/ybhpj46

Here are links to reports generated over the past years since amalgamation of the OBE and CBE that look at some aspect of gifted programming.

The "Gifted Programs and Services in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board" study can be found at the following link:

Gifted Programs and Services in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

It is a two part study.

Part A - Lessons Learned from Four Studies of Gifted Programs and Services
in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

Part B - Insights from Four Congregated Gifted Sites in the Ottawa-Carleton District
School Board

 If you have comments about the study that you wish to share with ABC Ottawa, email us at abcottawa@abcontario.ca  Or join the discussion on the ABC Message Board in the OCDSB forum.

Here are links to the four studies referred to in Part A:

• Review of Programs/Services for Gifted Students, Feb 2001
• Zone One Report, Oct 2001 (Unavailable)
• Special Education Program and Service Review (Phase 11) Final Report, Jan 2006
• A Review of Secondary Gifted Centres in the Ottawa-Carleton District
  School Board, Apr 2006

Here are links to documents referenced in the Study:

• Special Education: A Guide for Educators, 2001
• Education for All: The Report of the Expert Panel on Literacy and Numeracy Instruction for Students with Special Education Needs, Kindergarten to Grade 6, 2005
• Special Education Transformation, The report of the Co-Chairs with the Recommendations of the Working Table on Special Education, May 2006
• All Students and All Communities: Report on the Feasibility of the Proposed Multi-Year Budget Management Plan and Possible Alternatives for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, May 2007

Here are some additional background documents not referred to in the Study:

• ABC Response to Ottawa Carleton District School Board Review of Gifted Programs and Services January 2001, Mar 2001
• COMMENTS ON THE OTTAWA CARLETON-DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD’S SPECIAL EDUCATION PLAN 2001-2002, Jun 2002
• OCDSB Response to the ABC Minority Report, Feb 2003
• GIFTED SCREENING and IDENTIFICATION PROCEDURES, OCDSB, 2005 (No longer published on the OCDSB website, provided here as a background reference.)
• ABC Ottawa Response to OCDSB Special Education Program and Service Review, January 2006