SEM Directory—Texas

Contact Information:

College Station Independent School District
Robin Oberg
1812 Welsh Street
College Station, TX 77845

Phone: 979-764-5419
Email: roberg@csisd.org

Demographic Overview:

Number of Enrichment Coordinators	1
Number of Enrichment Specialists/Teachers:	7
Number of Schools:	10 (5 elementary, 2 intermediate, 2 middle, 1 high)
Number of Students:	7,916
Grade Levels using SEM Model:	K-6
Urban, Suburban, Rural:	Suburban
Number of Years in Operation:	13

Description:

College Station ISD has used SEM as its model for the gifted and talented program since 1991. Enrichment Specialists at each campus coordinate the program for Kindergarten through sixth grade. Plans are being made to extend the program to 7th and 8th grades.
Aside from providing regular times in the resource room for the identified gifted and talented, the district offers the following opportunities to all students: Discovery Days, Mini-classes, Lunch Box Speakers, after school clubs (i.e., Chess, Robotics, etc.), Shoe Box Science Kits, Kids Kits, Rising Star Program, University Interscholastic League, Math League, Destination Imagination, Type II class training, Type III investigations and Product Fair.

SEM Components:

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

Other SEM Features:

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

Contact Information:

Round Rock ISD
Laurel Mountain Elementary School
Nicole Levitan
10111 DK Ranch Road
Austin, TX 78759

Phone: 512-464-4384
Email: nicole_levitan@roundrockisd.org

Demographic Overview:

Number of Enrichment Coordinators	1
Number of Enrichment Specialists/Teachers:	2
Number of Schools:	1
Number of Students:	720+
Grade Levels using SEM Model:	K-5
Urban, Suburban, Rural:	Suburban
Number of Years in Operation:	14

Description:

Laurel Mountain Elementary (LME) is an excellent school that cultivates the individual gifts and talents of each and every child through its unique teaching philosophy and Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM). Focusing on each child's strengths, emphasizing self-esteem, and encouraging independent critical thinking are at the core of this philosophy and are reinforced through SEM, which has been lauded nationwide as the model to develop the best and brightest students. The components of LME's teaching philosophy and SEM are curriculum enrichment, the Renzulli Learning System, Total Talent Portfolios, Independent Investigation Model (IIM), enrichment clusters, and E-slot.

SEM Components:

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

Other SEM Features:

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