Schoolwide Enrichment Model Outreach Survey



Dear SEM Alumni,

As part of our expanding network of support to our friends and colleagues in schools across the nation, we have recently added a position of a Schoolwide Enrichment Outreach Coordinator to our Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development. The coordinator will be available to recommend materials from our video series or monographs from our extensive research library and assist you in your search to contact other school districts to share information and ideas concerning various program components. E-mail you questions to (SEM Outreach Coordinator).

Eight years ago when we launched SEMNET, the first national network and on-line vehicle for sharing information, our goal was to provide educators, administrators, students, and parents with exemplary materials and resources for enriching curriculum and instruction. It was our collective hope to share books, videos, interactive computer programs, simulations and other forms of enrichment curriculum materials, and assist teachers in creating successful enrichment learning environments. Our vision has always been to support professionals by helping you design effective and challenging curriculum for all students. In addition, we are updating our list of SEM model sites to enable you to communicate with other educators who are committed to enriching teaching and learning.

In an attempt to update our database, we have designed a brief "Present Practices" survey for those of you who are implementing the Schoolwide Enrichment Model. We would like to know your progress in implementing SEM. We are interested in the process you are taking, the progress you are making, the obstacles you have overcome, and your successes along the way. The information you provide can be shared with other coordinators and teachers to help facilitate their work. Perhaps you have some ideas for new and innovative enrichment clusters or, if you are at the middle school level, you have taken the first steps toward the creation of Academies of Inquiry and Talent Development. Are there strategies you can share to help with Talent Pool identification or differentiation in the classroom?

Please take a few minutes of your time to complete this survey and help advance our goal of supporting your efforts to implement the various facets of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model. If you would be willing to host visits, please let us know that too!





Contact Information

Name:
Title:
School District:
School Name:
School Address:
Phone:
E-mail:

Demographic Overview

Number of Enrichment Coordinators:
Number of Enrichment
Specialists/Teachers:
Number of Schools:
Number of Students:
Grade Levels using SEM Model:
Urban, Suburban, Rural:
Number of Years in Operation:

SCHOOLWIDE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
PRESENT PRACTICES SURVEY

Which of the following components of SEM are used in your program? Please check both rows if they apply to your program.

SEM Components Services for Identified Students Services for Entire School Population
Total Talent Portfolio
Type I Experiences
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

The Schoolwide Enrichment Model has other features. Please place a check next to the additional components that you use in your school system.

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 or an End-of-the-Year Showcase of Student Work

In addition. . . .

In the space below, please provide a brief description (approximately 3 - 4 sentences) that would provide a clear snapshot of the unique features of your enrichment efforts. If available, please send a copy of your program handbook or enrichment brochure to: SEM Outreach Coordinator, University of Connecticut, 2131 Hillside Road Unit 3007, Storrs, CT 06269-3007.

A Few Last Questions (Please Answer Yes or No)

Would you grant us permission to profile your program on our website? Yes No

Would you be receptive to requests for site visits? Yes No

Are you willing to participate in telephone interviews from interested parties about your program? Yes No



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