SEM Directory—Arkansas



Contact Information:

East End School District
Deborah Jones, GT Coordinator
Anne Watson Elementary School, Bigelow Middle School/ High School
P.O. Box 358, 2768 Highway 60 East
Bigelow, AR 72016

Phone: 501-759-2638
Email: jonesfunnyfarm@sbcglobal.net

Demographic Overview:

Number of Enrichment Coordinators1
Number of Enrichment Specialists/Teachers:1
Number of Schools:3
Number of Students:80 identified/800 student population
Grade Levels using SEM Model:K-12
Urban, Suburban, Rural:Rural
Number of Years in Operation:15

Description:

East End School District offers K-2 Enrichment and 3-6 pull-out program for 160 minutes a week. In addition to this, the whole school population has the opportunity to participate in Chess Club, Quiz Bowl, Destination Imagination, Spelling Bee, Newspaper, and Science Fair. 7-12 offers a one hour a week pull-out program for the identified. The whole school population has the opportunity to participate in Chess Club, Quiz Bowl, Destination Imagination, History Day, Spelling Bee (to 8th grade), Geography Bee, and Science Fair. Bigelow has the highest number of students, per capita, at ASMSA (Arkansas School of Math, Science, and the Arts).

SEM Components:

  Services for Identified Students Services for Entire School Population
Total Talent Portfolio    
Type I Experience Yes  
Type II Training    
Type III Independent Investigations    
Curriculum Compacting Yes Yes
Enrichment Clusters Yes Yes
Differentiation in the Regular Classroom Yes Yes
Regularly Scheduled Resource Room Time Yes  
Academies of Inquiry and Talent Development    
On-line Accelerated Courses Yes Yes

Other SEM Features:

Schoolwide Enrichment Team Yes
Cluster Grouping  
Enrichment Program Handbook/Brochure Yes
Supplementary Options for Artistically Talented Students Yes
Accelerated Classes  
Grade Skipping Options  
Staff Development for General Faculty Yes
Summer Gifted Programs  
Participation in State, National, and/or International Programs Such as National History Day, Future Problem Solving, Math Olympiad Yes
Type III Fair on or an End-of-the-Year Showcase of Students Work