 | | Ms. Sauer, gifted services specialist |
Bruce Vento Elementary is pleased to offer Gifted and Talented Services
to our student population. Ms. Kristi Sauer, our Gifted Services
Specialist, works with students K-6 who have been identified in the
district three ways: 1. Through the NNAT test :
Most students are identified for SEM by their high scores on the
Naglieri Non-Verbal Assessment Tool. This test is administered each
year to all kindergarten and second graders in January. Students in
grades 1, 3, 4, and 5 may be nominated by their parents or teachers to
take this test. 2. PORTFOLIO: Sometimes students who do not perform
well on the assessment show high learning performance or potential in
other areas. Parents and teachers may work with the Gifted Services
Specialist to create a portfolio that shows the individual strengths of
the student. Portfolios are reviewed each spring by a committee of
experts. 3. INFORMAL RECOMMENDATION: Sometimes teachers, parents, or
students themselves recommend learners for particular areas of study.
Perhaps a student has a strong interest in trees or a noticeable talent
in math. These students can also be referred to the Gifted Services
Specialist for services.
This is Ms. Sauer's 9th year teaching in the St Paul Public Schools,
with experience at Wellstone (formerly Saturn Riverfront Academy) as a
special education teacher, and serving as the Gifted
Services/Schoolwide Enrichment Specialist at Dayton's Bluff, Sheridan,
North End and Bruce Vento Elementaries. Her hobbies include reading,
scrapbooking, photgraphy, graphic and webdesign. Ms. Sauer is also
continuing her graduate studies this year at the University of St
Thomas..
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