- Los Angeles Unified School District
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Roles and Responsibilities
A GATE/SAS Coordinator’s responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
- Assisting with administrator in the development of a differentiated instructional program based on assessment of student needs and analysis of data
- Working with staff and GATE parent representative to complete and submit the local school Annual GATE Report for each cost center code at the site
- Monitoring with administrator the established District and State guidelines for clustering (at least 5-8 per class in elementary and 15-25 in secondary)
- Establishing a Local School Screening Committee for gifted/talented identification
- Conducting periodic schoolwide screening for gifted/talented students that ensures equitable access to program by all cultural and linguistic groups; working toward equitable identification rates that reflect the demographics of the school
- Maintaining a gifted/talented student roster at the local school and accessing GATE data on District data systems
- Attending the regularly scheduled professional development coordinators’ meetings, workshops, and conferences
- Disseminating information about District GATE professional development workshops, instructional seminars, and conferences to school staff and parents; facilitating GATE teachers in obtaining 16 hours of GATE-specific professional development annually (required for SAS teachers)
- Assessing, designing, and implementing local school GATE professional development for staff and parents and maintains documentation of professional growth; conducting at least two school site GATE parent meetings annually
- Adhering to deadlines for referrals, reports, budget summaries, etc. and communicating with GATE Office when follow-up is needed.
- Maintaining records of GATE program budget expenditures (if applicable)
Click here for the 2023-2024 At-A-Glance Calendar of Deadlines and Due Dates
Click here for the 2023-2024 GATE Coordinator Differential IOC