Master Checklist of Gifted Program Elements for Self ... - NAGC

or shadowing experiences pertaining to collegeexploration).Professional Development ItemsNoEvidenceSomeEvidenceIn PlaceComments36. Personnel working with gifted students areprovided with opportunities for continuingprofessional development in the area of giftededucation.37. Parents of gifted students are provided withopportunities for professional developmentabout the characteristics and needs of thispopulation.Program Evaluation ItemsNoEvidenceSomeEvidenceIn PlaceComments38. The district uses multiple strategies to assessgifted student performance and growth.39. All components of the high ability program areperiodically reviewed by individualsknowledgeable about gifted learners and whohave competence in the evaluation process. Theresults are used for continuing programimprovement.40. The evaluation report for all educational servicesinvolving gifted students includes both strengthsand areas of challenge of the program and isaccompanied by a plan with implications forimprovement and renewal over time.41. The results of the program evaluation arepresented to the local school board, thestakeholder group, and accessible to allconstituencies of the program.Checklist is taken from Neumeister, K. S., & Burney, V. (2012). Gifted program evaluation: A handbook for administrators &coordinators. Waco, TX: Prufrock Press. Used with permission of Prufrock Press.Administrator Task Force • NAGC • 1331 H St., NW, Washington DC 20005 • www nagc.org