3.5.10 The Role of School Trustees in Ensuring Gifted Education in Schools
This presentation will use the example of a major school board to show that trustees can play an important role in ensuring that a progressive program involving education for the gifted is implemented in board schools. Because of this role, gifted education advocates must never forget to ensure that trustees have an appreciation for gifted education or at least that trustees understand that gifted students will usually only excel if a challenging program is placed before them.
Author(s):
John Curry
john.curry@ocsb.ca
Ottawa Catholic School Board
Canada
John Curry has been a trustee with the Ottawa Catholic School Board since 2001. In 2018, he was awarded the prestigious Trustee Award of Merit by the Ontario Catholic School Trustees Association, the only such award presented in the province of Ontario for the year. John has attended previous World Council for Gifted and Talented Children conferences in Vancouver, British Columbia and also in Louisville, Kentucky. He has been an advocate for gifted learners during his years as a trustee and was pleased to see the Board implementing an improved and progressive program for its gifted learners in 2018.