Welcome to the Ocean View School District - Gifted and Talented Program - Web
site. We are proud of our GATE Program and strive to provide the best
possible program for our Gifted and Talented students. This Web site will
provide information about our District's GATE Entrance Criteria, our calendar
for the year, and links to our magnet program sites.
OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT
GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION
Since the mid-1960's Ocean View School District has offered a program for
identified gifted and talented students. Today OVSD designates Circle View
Elementary School, for grades 3 - 5, and Mesa View Middle School, for
grades 6 - 8, as the magnet schools where GATE students are homogeneously
grouped together for all of their academic instruction. This research-based
magnet setting provides a six-year curriculum continuum in which learning
experiences:
Are enriched and accelerated
Promote the development of higher level and divergent thinking skills
Encourage creative expression
Develop leadership skills
Foster healthy self-esteem
Initiate career exploration
IDENTIFICATION
Students in Ocean View School District are tested for GATE annually in the
second grade. Any students who are new to the District in grades 3 through 7
are also tested. Students are given the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test
(OLSAT/8) which measures the cognitive abilities that relate to a student's
ability to learn. Students designated as Limited English Proficient are
assessed with the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT).
Students must have a National Percentile Rank (NPR) of at least 89% to be
considered for GATE placement. Students with this ranking are then referred
to a School Placement Committee for further review and assessment, which
includes the student's achievement scores (STAR Results)and a Teacher Survey
of Gifted Characteristics which is filled out by their teacher.
Parents are notified in the spring if their child qualifies for GATE
placement in the fall. Students who perform well on the OLSAT/NNAT and the
Classroom Characteristic Index, but not high enough on the achievement test
are often placed in a pending category until the most current STAR test
scores can be reviewed. Students who transfer as GATE from another school
district are placed in GATE on a trial basis until the above assessments can
be made.
GATE Parent Orientation meetings are held in the spring at the Magnet Schools
in order to assist students and parents in making an informed decision about
GATE Program placement.
GATE MAGNET PROGRAM
The GATE Magnet Program provides an all-day setting, which offers flexibility
in scheduling and a wider range of educational opportunities. It provides
students with a longer period of time for enriched and accelerated learning
experiences that stress the use of higher level thinking skills, divergent
thinking, and the students' preferred style of learning. Students receive
instruction based on their academic strengths.
The middle school curriculum for all GATE Magnet students includes
reading/literature, language arts, history/social science, mathematics,
science, physical education, and exploratory classes. Students in GATE at
Mesa View participate in an accelerated mathematics program, limited
exclusively to Mesa View. GATE students are grouped together for
differentiated instruction with designated program teachers for the four
academic classes. The students in GATE are grouped with the entire student
body for physical education and exploratory classes.
CLUSTER PROGRAM AT THE HOME SCHOOL
Another option for GATE students is to remain at the neighborhood home school
and participate in a GATE Cluster Program. In this option, the classroom
teacher differentiates the curriculum for the gifted students grouped
together within a heterogeneous classroom setting at each grade level.
For more information about the GATE Magnet Program, please contact:
Karen Sandors, Principal
Circle View Elementary School
6261 Hooker Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714-893-5035
Leona Olson, Principal
Mesa View Middle School
17601 Avila Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714-842-6608
For information about the GATE Cluster Program, please contact the
principal at your child's home school.