Mrs. Angie Dickman has been the gifted intervention specialist for Jonathan Alder since the 2017-18 school year. Mrs. Dickman previously taught reading and language arts at Canaan Middle School. Mrs. Dickman provides gifted services to students at Plain City, Monroe, and Canaan.
Ohio recently revised the state operating standards for educating gifted students. Jonathan Alder Local Schools goes above and beyond the minimum requirements for educating gifted students. To review the new gifted operating standards, click here.
At this time, the district provides a variety of services for students who have been evaluated and identified as gifted:
Cluster Services for gifted readers in an inclusion classroom for grades 3-6
Cluster Services for gifted readers in an advanced ELA class grades 7-8
Cluster Services for math in an advanced math class grades 7-8
Superior Cognitive small group sessions weekly grades 3-8
Single-Subject Acceleration
Whole-Grade Acceleration