Library
Saguaro High School
6250 N. 82nd St., Scottsdale

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SUSD Gifted Education Parent Seminar #1
Mohave District Annex (MDA), Rooms A & B
8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale

My Child is Gifted:  Now What?
Gifted Programming in SUSD

Presenter:  Karen Brown
Director, SUSD Gifted & Accelerated Programs

Join SUSD's Karen Brown as she provides an overview of the continuum of gifted services available in SUSD, from preschool through high school.
Parents will gain insights into various program models to determine which services best fit their children's distinctive needs.
Ms. Brown will also discuss how the various programs support the social/emotional and academic needs of gifted learners.

Seminar #2:  Mindfulness, Mental Health and Well-Being:  Meeting the Needs of Gifted Children
December 3, 2019
6 - 7 p.m.
Community Room
Saguaro High School
6250 N. 82nd St., Scottsdale

Auditorium Lobby, Arcadia High School, 4703 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix

Supt. Kriekard is making the rounds to SUSD's Learning Communities with meetings at all 5 high schools during the course of the 2019-2020 school year.
Join him for the second meeting of this series in the lobby of the Arcadia High School Auditorium on Wed., Oct. 23.  The meeting kicks off at 8 a.m. and runs until 10 a.m. or later, if necessary.

Dr. Kriekard looks forward to meeting parents, neighbors and community partners to share ideas and answer questions about SUSD initiatives.  Each meeting is open to all, but each is geared toward the schools in the host Learning Community.  Hopi & Tavan ES, Echo Canyon K-8, Ingleside MS, Arcadia High School comprise the Arcadia Learning Community.

All meetings get underway at 8 a.m.
The rest of the meeting schedule is as follows:

• Dec. 18, 2019: Coronado Learning Community (Hohokam, Pima Traditional & Yavapai ES; Tonalea K-8; Coronado HS)
  Lecture Hall, Coronado High School, 7501 E. Virginia Ave., Scottsdale
   
• Feb. 26, 2020:  Desert Mountain Learning Community (Anasazi, Desert Canyon, Laguna & Redfield ES; Cheyenne Traditional; Desert Canyon & Mountainside MS; Desert Mountain HS)
  Room 5121, Desert Mountain High School, 12575 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale
   
• April 22, 2020:  Chaparral Learning Community (Cherokee, Cochise, Sequoya ES; Copper Ridge K-8; Cocopah MS; Chaparral HS)
  Library, Chaparral High School, 6935 E. Gold Dust Ave., Scottsdale

Rooms A & B
Mohave District Annex
8500 E. Jackrabbit Rd., Scottsdale

Middle schools*, high schools, and K-8s Cheyenne, Echo Canyon and Tonalea will dismiss at 12:20 p.m.

* Mountainside Middle School will dismiss at 12:50 p.m.