Plano Academic Creative Education
 |
 LaJoyce
Golmon |
Deborah
Saathoff |
LaJoyce GolmonLaJoyce Golmon is a Gifted
Specialist at Gulledge. She received her Bachelor
of Science degree in Education and Library Science at TWU, and her
Master of Science degree in Gifted and
Talented/Special Education, also from TWU. She
holds special endorsements in both reading recovery, reading specialist,
and gifted and talented. All
of her teaching experience has been with the Plano Independent
School District, which spans over 20 years. |
Deborah SaathoffDeborah Saathoff
received both her Bachelors of Science in Education and Master of Science
in Curriculum and Instruction with special emphasis in Gifted and Talented
Education from Southern Illinois University. She was the Gifted Specialist
at Harrington Elementary in PISD for three years prior to coming to
Gulledge in 2005. Her previous experience includes teaching gifted students
in St. Louis, Missouri, and O’Fallon, Illinois. |
Plano’s Academic and Creative Education (PACE) is for the academically gifted student. Identification is conducted not to label students, but to determine which students require program alterations because of their unique educational needs. Implementation varies by grade level, with a talent pool in kindergarten and first grades and a pullout program in grades 2-5. Students in grades 2-3 receive 120 minutes weekly of specialized instruction with an increase to 180 minutes in grades 4-5. The referral process may be initiated by teachers, parents, or students. Testing occurs twice yearly in grades 2-5 for possible placement and once in the late spring for first grade.
The PACE curriculum focuses on the areas of
creative thinking (fluency, flexibility, originality, elaboration), critical
thinking (logical thinking, problem solving, analysis, synthesis, evaluation),
research, and communication (oral and written). These skills are taught
through a variety of units in each grade level.
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