Welcome to the NOLEDG website. NOLEDG is an independent, non-profit 501c3 organization founded by Joanne DiCarlo and Dr Jean Bartoo in 1979 for the benefit of gifted children in grades K-8 in North Olmsted, Ohio.
NOLEDG includes parents and educators working to promote advocacy for gifted and talented children, and to provide an ongoing support and resource group for others like ourselves who are especially interested in the growth and development of highly able children.
In cooperation with the Advanced Student Placement (ASP) department of the North Olmsted Schools we also promote research in the area of the gifted child and work to influence legislation which will help fufill the needs of our gifted children.
We hope that you find this website a useful source of information and news. Please contact us directly with any queries that you may have. If you have any suggestions at all relating to our website, please e-mail your comments to us at postmaster@noledg.com.
NOLEDG and the North Olmsted Middle School PTA are excited to be hosting a talk by gifted education expert Susan Rakow on Thursday, May 1st at the North Olmsted Middle School Auditorium from 7-8:30 p.m. Her topic will be "The Muddle in the Middle: Parents' Roles in Identifying, Supporting and Nurturing Gifted Students in Middle School.” After teaching middle school and gifted students for 30 years, Ms. Rakow is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Foundations at Cleveland State University. She also directs the graduate program in gifted education at CSU. Her books include Educating Gifted Students in Middle School: A Practical Guide (2005) and Teaching to the Top (2007). Please contact Dori Olivos at 979-0785 for additional information. Click here for additional information.
Here is a recent interview with Dr. Rakow. Just a little taste of what we have to look forward to!
Beachwood PaGES, the parent support group for the talented and gifted children of Beachwood schools, has invited Elizabeth Wissner-Gross to speak on April 17 at 7:00 at the Beachwood Middle School. Her topic is going to be "How To Make Your Child Irresistible to Colleges: Working with His/Her Gifts and Dreams." Ms. Wissner-Gross is the author of What Colleges Don't Tell You (And Other Parents Don't Want You To Know (272 Secrets for Getting Your Kids Into the Top Schools and the newly released, What High Schools Don't Tell You: 300+ Secrets To Make Your Kid Irresistible To Colleges By Senior Year. If you have any questions, please contact Lauren J. Broderick, Director of Pupil Services at 216-464-2600, extension 234.
Please go to our Membership page for additional information about becoming a member of NOLEDG. You can also print out a Membership Form and mail it and a check(payable to NOLEDG) for $12.00 per family to NOLEDG Membership, c/o Katie Salis, 27511 Marquette Blvd., North Olmsted, OH 44070.
Ohio
Please see the OAGC Advocacy News and Alerts to learn what issues are being debated in the Ohio General Assembly that affect gifted education.
Read Ohio's gifted education laws: Ohio Administrative Code 3301-51-15 and Ohio Revised Code (ORC 3324.01-.07)
The Gifted Information page of the Ohio Department of Education is a valuable resource which includes information for educators and parents about screening, identification, funding and more.
This map, developed by the Davidson Institute, lists state by state statistics which help to explain Ohio's gifted policy.
If you are interested in equality in school funding, please go to the Ohio Fair Schools Campaign website to learn about these issues. The mission of the Ohio Fair Schools Campaign is to organize and advocate for high-quality public education opportunities for all Ohio children wherever they live, whatever their race and whatever their family background.
Please read the 12/31/07Ohio Education Update, provided by the League of Women Voters.
National
Long-time gifted education supporter, Represenative Elton Gallegly (CA-24), has introduced legislation to create a formula grant to states to support gifted and talented students. The bill, H.R. 2925, is similar to legislation Representative Gallegly and Senator Charles Grassley (Iowa) introduced in 2003. The legislation builds on the grants and research developed through the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act by authorizing grants to state education agencies to distribute to local school districts, on a competitive basis, to support programs and services for gifted and talented students. For additional information, go to the NAGC Advocacy webpage.
Jacob Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act - Thanks to the work of gifted education advocates, funding for the Javits program is virtually secured. The $11.25 million funding level is the same amount of funding as the program had in 2002, before a series of across-the-board reductions took a toll on all non-defense domestic discretionary spending. The amount will allow the continuation of the National Research Center on the Gifted.