Joni Gutierrez:
lcesc_jwi@nwoca.org
Whitehouse Elementary School:
(Monday-Friday) 419.877.0543
Brian Billings:
lcesc_bb@nwoca.org
Whitehouse Elementary School:
(Friday) 419.877.0543
A service of the Lucas County Educational Service Center
Les Schultz, Program Supervisor
419-245-3809
Serena Troyan, Program Coordinator
AW Gifted Testing
lcesc_str@nwoca.org
419-878-8556
To nurture students’ motivation relative to academic work and increase their
interest in school
To assist the students in developing a realistic self-concept which
recognizes their special talents and abilities
To broaden students’ knowledge and experiences
To expand upon students’ mastery of process skills; creativity, logical and
critical thinking,problem solving, research and study to develop the higher
level cognitive abilities of analysis, synthesis and evaluation
To strengthen students’ ability to work independently
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What does LEAP stand for?
Learning, Enrichment, Acceleration Program
What that means is: Learning through Extentions and Accellerated Academics
by participating in Activities designed for a student's
particular need.
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What is the purpose of LEAP?
Extend the Ohio Academic Standards in Math, Science, Social Studies and
Language Arts
“Above and Beyond” the students current grade level
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How is this done?
For 2009-2010 Anthony Wayne plans to bus 3rd and 4th grade students to
Whitehouse Elementary to expose them to higher level thinking skills,
accelerated content knowledge, extended content knowledge, and research by
working on thematic units of study. This will be done for a full day each
week throughout the school year.