Gifted Children's Resource Guide

Organizations for Parents of Gifted Children

National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC)
1331 H Street NW, Suite 1001
Washington, DC 20005

The organisation combines the input of parents, educational figures and other professionals involved in the teaching profession, in order to discuss and address the needs of talented children. When you become a member of NAGC, your subscription includes receiving a regular magazine they produce called Parenting for High Potential, which contains articles that you are sure to find of interest as they are centered on how to develop talented students and the issues they might face

Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC)
Affiliate of National Association for Gifted Children
800 East Northwest Highway, Suite 610
Palatine, Illinois 60074
Phone 847.963.1892 
Fax 847-963-1893

The Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC) is a not-for-profit corporation that was established in 1989 by a small group of educators who wanted to create a voice within Illinois to further the opportunities to better understand the educational and social/emotional needs of gifted individuals. To that end, gifted educators, parents of gifted children, and other individuals continue to support the IAGC mission and related goals.

Mission Statement
The Illinois Association for Gifted Children is an organization of parents, educators, and others committed to the education and development of children with diverse gifts and talents. We educate, support, and influence those who touch the lives of children and focus our energies to meet the needs of children with gifts and talents in Illinois through: advocacy, standards, and networking. Annual Membership: Individual - $50; Parent Affiliate (group) $150 - 4 members for the price of 3. Contact Terry James Mohaupt , (former Mensa member) Chairman, IAGC Parent Affiliates

IAGC Community Parent Groups

Many towns in the Chicago area have active Parent Groups. This is a list of Illinois Gifted Parent Affiliates and Organizations. Click/Tap on their websites or call your local school about how to contact these groups.

• Aurora, Naperville, Bolingbrook Indian Prairie Dist. 204 Project Arrow Parent Org. (PAPO) for the Gifted Program—http://ipsdweb.ipsd.org/IPPC/Default.aspx/ProjectArrowPTA
• Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented—http://www.bcgt.org/
• Chicago Skinner School (Skinner Forum PTO)—http://skinnerwest.cps.k12.il.us/pto-fr.html
• Crystal Lake Friends of Gifted Education (CLFOGE)—http://www.clfoge.org/
• Des Plaines, Mt. Prospect—Family & School Association (FSA) of Science & Arts Academy
• Downers Grove FRoG: Friends of the Gifted and Talented—http://www.dgfrog.org/
• Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, Burr Ridge and Oak Brook (District 181)—Gifted Education Cooperative (GECO)
• Moline Council for the Gifted — http://www.molinecouncilforthegifted.org/
• Naperville District 203 STAGE (Supporters of Talented and Gifted Education) — http://stage203.org/
• Orland Park Excel 135
• Oswego Parents And Community for Excellence (PACE) parent support group for Academically Talented programs in District 308—http://www.pace308.org/index.htm
• Palos Heights Quest Connections
• Rochester Academic Booster Club
• Rockford Parents for Gifted Education (PGE)—http://www.PGE205.org and http://www3.rps205.com/programs/Pages/Our-Schools.aspx
• Warrenville/Wheaton Gifted and Talented Education Supporters (GATES 200)
• Wilmette PAGE 39—Parent Advocates for Gifted Education in District 39

Other Community Parent Groups

• Algonquin, Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Union Consolidated District 158—http://www.district158.org/gifted-and-talented/
• Arlington Heights—G.A.T.E. Program
• Aurora—https://www.imsa.edu/
• Batavia CANDO—http://bataviacando.weebly.com/
• Bloomingdale—http://www.sd13.org/do/gifted.htm
• Champaign—http://www.champaignschools.org/index2.php?header=./&file=gt/index
• Chicago Keller Regional Gifted Center—http://www.keller.cps.k12.il.us/
• Chicago—Lenart Regional Gifted Center
• Chicago—Whitney Young High School
• Chicago—Chicago Gifted Community Center
• Deerfield—http://www.dps109.org/learning/gifted/
• DesPlaines—http://www.scienceandartsacademy.org/
• Downers Grove—http://www.averycoonley.org
• DuPage County LEAP—http://www.d45.dupage.k12.il.us/
• Elgin—Elgin High School Gifted and Talented, Da Vinci Academy and Summit Academy
• Elmhurst—http://www.elmhurst205.org/REACH_PTA
• Evanston/Skokie—http://www.district65.net/
• Franklin Park Renaissance Preparatory School—http://www.renaissanceprep.org/
• Glen Ellyn—http://www.d41.dupage.k12.il.us/curriculum.htm#2
• Kankakee—http://www.k111.k12.il.us/
• Manteno—http://www.manteno5.org/
• McHenry—Gifted Children Meetup Group and McHenry School District 15
• Naperville—District 203 STAGE (Supporters of Talented and Gifted Education) and Programs and Services for Academically Talented Students
• Normal—http://www.unit5.org/gifted/Programs.htm
• Northbrook—http://www.northbrook28.net/index.aspx?NID=27
• Palatine Quest Academy—http://www.questacademy.org/
• Peoria—Washington Gifted School and Charter Schools
• Rockton/Roscoe—http://www.hononegah.org/
• Roselle—http://www.sd12.k12.il.us/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=10142
• Schaumburg—http://sd54.org/gifted/
• Springfield—http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/Iles/ and http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/sip/IlesSIP0305.pdf (pdf)
• Wheaton—Gifted and Talented Education Supports (GATES 200)
• Wheeling—http://www.d21.k12.il.us/curriclearning/gate/index.html
• Woodstock—Parent Organizations

Parents for Gifted Education
http://www.pge205.org/
Rockford, Illinois, School District 205
c/o Renaissance Gifted Academy Office, Thurgood Marshall School
4664 N. Rockton Ave.
Rockford, IL 61103
815.972.3443 
Director—Michele Beach

Member of Illinois Association for Gifted Children, and an affiliate of National Association for Gifted Children. Their purpose is to support and promote gifted education in District 205, involving parents, faculty members and administrators.

Goals:

• To advocate for continuation and expansion of the District 205 Academic and CAPA (Creative and Performing Arts) Gifted Education Program
• To provide speakers and develop programs pertinent to the education and parenting of gifted children.
• To provide an opportunity for networking with parents who have children in the Program.

What Does P.G.E. Do?

• Publish annual directories of students in the Program
• Annual Teacher Appreciation Party
• Communicate with legislators
• Participate in Gifted Advisory Committee with district administrators
• Help prepare Gifted Program brochures
• Help with school registrations, open houses, and testing
• Monthly meetings open to all Members
• Newsletter published quarterly
• Participate in Gifted Focus Groups
• Participate in state and national gifted organization activities
• Sponsor presentations and workshops for teachers and parents
• Strategic Planning with district administrators

P.G.E supports the centralized academic and creative and performing arts gifted program that serves approximately 1,400 students at four campuses: King Elementary, West Middle, Ellis Arts Academy and Auburn High schools.

Membership is free to families in the Program; however a ten dollar donation helps defray expenses for directory, newsletters, teacher appreciation, guest speakers, postage, etc.

Other resources

• Illinois Gifted Education Policies—http://www.geniusdenied.com/

• The Parent's Guide to K-12 Success

• For a public-access Illinois Gifted and Talented Resource Guide, go to http://www.k12tlc.net/ilgt.htm

• National Association for Children

• Council for Exceptional Children

• The Association for the Education of Gifted Underachieving Students

• Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)

• Investing in Gifted and Talented Children – Resources for Parents and Teachers

• A parent based support group for parents of gifted children in the Chicago area: http://www.meetup.com/chicago-gifted-children/

• American Mensa Gifted Youth

• The Mensa Foundation’s Mensa for Kids Web team’s award-winning site: American Mensa Gifted Youth

• Discover E is a website promoting engineering: Discover Engineering

• School Comparison Tool: Public School Review

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