Deputy Chief of Diverse Learners The School District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Explore how the School District of Philadelphia is building support for local norms in MTSS processes to identify giftedness equitably in its diverse student population.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to articulate at least two limitations of relying solely on national norms for gifted identification in diverse urban settings.
Participants will be able to identify key steps and practical considerations for developing and implementing local norms within a gifted universal screening and MTSS framework.
Participants will be able to explain how the application of local norms can contribute to dismantling disproportionality and fostering more inclusive pathways to gifted services for diverse student populations.
