Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
  

      

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted - http://www.sengifted.org November 2007
       
  IAGC is very proud to congratulate two of our members as New SENG Honor Roll Recipients
    Mary Ellen Hodapp, Mundelein School District #75, Mundelein, IL
    Terri Zazove, Sunset Ridge School, Gurney, IL
       
  About the Honorees
    "[SENG] received heart-warming testimonials about the professionals who have been honored this month. One educator wrote about a colleague:
       
    Mary Ellen [Hodapp] has served as the gifted coordinator for many years. While I was a gifted teacher in the district she worked tirelessly to support my program and the students. She provided materials, attended after school events, and advocated for the needs of the gifted students. She always attended to the needs of the parents in the program and sought out new ways to educate them and involve them in their children's lives.
       
  What is The SENG Honor Roll?
    SENG is proud to announce a significant new program to honor educators who have demonstrated commitment to helping a gifted child. In discussing the needs of gifted children, by necessity we often focus on needs that are not being met. The SENG Honor Roll Program provides the opportunity to give credit to schools and educators who tirelessly serve gifted children. Educators who care to make a difference in the lives of gifted children should be valued and recognized for their efforts. We all know special people whose efforts have been pivotal in the lives of gifted children.
       
  Educators nominated to The SENG Honor Roll will receive the following recognition:
 
The educator will receive a letter from SENG advising him or her of the honor, who honored the educator, and information about SENG resources and about The SENG Honor Roll.
 
The school district's Board of Education will receive a certificate to present to the educator, along with information about SENG resources and about The SENG Honor Roll.
 
The educator will be listed, by state, on the new SENG Honor Roll page on the SENG website.
 
The educator will be entered into a drawing, to be held March 30, for one of three free registrations for the 25th Annual "Silver Anniversary" SENG Conference, where the educator will be honored at a dinner.
 

All SENG Honor Roll educators nominated by March 30 will be honored with a listing in the 25th Annual "Silver Anniversary" Conference Program Book.
       
  SENG believes that The SENG Honor Roll will send a positive message to educators.
       
  There are three goals for The SENG Honor Roll Program:
 

1.

 Provide local and national recognition for educators who make a difference in the lives of gifted children.
 
2.
 Encourage other educators to learn about the needs of gifted children and how to meet those needs.
 
3.
 Raise funds for SENG programs that support gifted children, educators and parents of gifted children.
       
       
    For more information, go to http://www.sengifted.org/gettinginvolved_honorroll.shtml
       
     
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