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 4 and 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 five-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 in the fall of
third grade. Any students who are new to the district in grades 3 through 7
are also tested in the fall and again in the spring. 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. 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 and the
Classroom Characteristic Index, but not high enough on the achievement test
are often placed in a pending category until the most current 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
This is an all day enrichment program offered at your child’s school.
Students are grouped within a regular classroom setting and receive
appropriately differentiated activities from an experienced teacher.
For more information about the GATE Magnet Program, please contact:
Kathleen Jaquin, Principal Leona Olson, Principal
Circle View Elementary School Mesa View Middle School
6261 Hooker Drive 17601 Avila Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92647 Huntington Beach, CA 92647
714-893-5035 714-842-6608
For information about the GATE Cluster Program, please contact the
principal at your child’s home school.
