General Information
The Gifted Advisory Committee is composed of eleven voting members, parents and community members representing each school, who are appointed for rotating three-year terms. Ex-officio members include the gifted program coordinator, the full-time teachers of the gifted, a secondary gifted student, and a representative from each school's faculty who is involved in the education of the gifted.
The purpose of the Gifted Advisory Committee is to coordinate school and community support in developing and promoting gifted education. Specific objectives include the following:
- To promote the growth and development of gifted programs in Colonial Heights
- To advise the division of unmet needs in the education of gifted children
- To assist the division in formulating long-range plans for the promotion of gifted services
- To submit periodic reports and recommendations regarding the education of gifted children to the Colonial Heights School Board
- To assist in communicating plans for meeting gifted children's needs to the larger community
- To serve as a support group for various activities that will enhance the gifted program
- To review annually the local plan for gifted education and the extent to which the plan of the previous year was implemented
- To review annually the activities and accomplishments in addressing the committee's purpose stated purpose.
The Gifted Advisory Committee meets a minimum of four times per year. All interested persons are invited to attend and to apply for membership on the Committee. For more information, please contact Joe Douglas, Coordinator of the Gifted Programs, at 804-524-3405 x 4138
Gifted Advisory Meeting Dates for 2022-2023
Monday, November 14
Monday, January 23
Wednesday, May 8
Other dates TBD as needed
Unless indicated otherwise, meetings start at 6:00 PM and are held in person.
Current Committee Members for 2020-2021
Elected Officers
Beth Christy, Chair
Glenice Burchard, Vice-Chair
Stacy Ackerman, Secretary
Members
Stacy Ackerman
Christy Archileti
Glenice Burchard
Beth Christy
Kelechi Gabriel
Shelby Leavell
Candy Llewellyn
Anna Petrone
Erika Shields
Amber Underhill
Jamie Young
Members of the Gifted Advisory Committee are elected to serve a three-year term. Colonial Heights Policy prohibits members from serving more than two consecutive three-year terms.