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Illinois State Board of Education Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children will meet on January 16.

Here are the agenda provided by the council:

I. Welcome/Roll Call (1 p.m.)

II. Public Comment (1:05 p.m.)

III. Introductions (1:15 p.m.)

IV. Approval of Minutes (roll call vote, 1:25 p.m.)

V. Updates (1:30 p.m.)

      A. ISBE

            1. Legislative Update

            2. Special Education Council and Gifted Council Meeting

                  a) Twice Exceptional and Neurodivergence

            3. Reminder: 2024 Ethics and Harassment training for members of the Gifted

            Advisory Council must be completed before the end of the 2024 calendar year (please see your email from Charmell Stoxstell).

      B. IAGC Annual Conference

      C. NAGC Annual Conference

            1. Building a Wider, More Diverse Pipeline of Advanced Learners

            2. The Broken Pipeline: Advanced Education Policies at the Local Level

VI. Discussion (2:00 p.m.)

      A. IAGC Information (Executive director or designee)

      B. Subcommittee work

      C. Next meeting dates: 3/5/25, 6/11/25, 12/11/25

VII. New Business

VIII. Adjournment (3 p.m.) 

https://www.isbe.net/Documents_GAC/011625-Agenda.pdf