Gifted and Talented

The Gifted Specialists and Department of Teaching and Learning are enthusiastic about working with the identified Gifted students (and their parents) in the Cuyahoga Falls Schools Project Excel program. 

In the Cuyahoga FallsCity schools Mission Statement “EACH student” includes each gifted student who needs to and has the right to learn along with all of our children, even when the gifted student's skills, abilities, interests, knowledge, and thought processes are already more complex than expectations of the standard curriculum or of their classmates.

The goal of your Gifted Team of trained specialists and leadership is to work with teachers, parents, community members, administration, and staff to provide opportunities for these children to maximize their learning experiences in the Cuyahoga Falls Schools, and to provide resources to encourage these children in this journey!  
 


JAVITS resource for TEACHERS: (Register once and select "Teacher Module")

District Gifted Coordinator:
Karen Rumley Consultant, Summit County ESC
cf_rumley@cfalls.org

Elementary School Gifted Specialists:
Leslie Dougherty: Enrichment at DeWitt, Price,
Richardson, & SilverLake   
        cf_doughertyl@cfalls.org 

Cheryl Beisel: Enrichment & Pull-Out at Lincoln and Preston 
        cf_beisel@cfalls.org      


Middle School Gifted Specialists/ Qualified Teachers:
Bolich
Lori Jordan: Enriched 6th English Language Arts 
      cf_jordanl@cfalls.org
Debi Hackley: Enriched 7th English Language Arts
      cf_hackley@cfalls.org
Melanie Wilkins: Enriched 8th English Language Arts
      cf_wilkins@cfalls.org

Roberts
Courtney Rubino: Enriched 6th and 7th English Language Arts

      cf_rubino@cfalls.org 
Julie Dudones: Enriched 8th English Language Arts 
      cf_dudones@cfalls.org 

Downloads

Identification & Service Criteria
Acceleration Policy
Board Policy 5410
Q&A
Project Excel Adjustments 2010-11
Gifted Identification and Service Plan
District Policy
Assessment Instruments for Gifted Identification
District Brochure
Parent referral form
District Newsletters
Project Excel 101
Handout for BoE Meeting 4-11-11
Project Excel Update
PPt for BoE presentation 4-11-11
High School Information
What Should I Be Doing Now?
College Entrance Pacing Guide
Getting a Jump on College
AP-CLEP-PSEO
College Entrance Exams
Student Bulletin
September 2010
Resources
Supporting Resources
Understanding your Gifted Children (Social & Emotional Needs)
Handout from SAGE Parent Event 11-17-09
Follow the 9/11 Flag project!
Link to news clips
Special Notices for PARENTS
Resources for PARENTS
How to Parent a Gifted Child
OAGC PARENT DAY!
October 14, 2012
For TEACHERS, STAFF, and ADMINISTRATION
Differentiation Strategies
Waiver Day Presentation PPT
Reaching and Teaching the Secondary Gifted Learner
Waiver Day Presentation
Javits Module for Classroom Teachers
Supports for Teachers of Gifted Children
Differentiation Strategies
HS Staff presentation 5/10