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Advisory Committee on Exceptional Children and Youth

The Advisory Committee on Exceptional Children and Youth, chaired by Dr. Nancy Robinson, University of Washington, continued to advise Department of State staff, Department-assisted overseas schools, and the families and educators in those schools regarding the identification and nurturing of children with special needs, both those with learning challenges and those of high ability.

 

During the 2007-2008 year, the advisory committee and its team of associate members included experts from research universities, state departments of education, and private practice.  The committee held two meetings in 2007-2008, one in December 2007 and the second in June 2008.  Attending these meetings were committee members and their associates, regional education officers (REOs) in the Office of Overseas Schools, directors of regional school associations, the leadership of the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE), and special guests.

 

One of the chief functions of the advisory committee is to assist schools and families in developing appropriate responses to students with special needs.  To this end, committee members and associates, at the request of REOs and regional associations, visited schools and/or presented at conferences in the Dominican Republic, Poland, Mexico, Ecuador, and the CzechRepublic.

 

The committee also continued to advise State Department staff on issues related to the Department’s allowances for special needs.  The committee has a role in determining eligibility for the gifted education allowance.  Arrangements to take the School and College Ability Test (SCAT) are made through the Center for Talented Youth (CTY) at Johns HopkinsUniversity.  Tests are administered at the Department’s overseas posts, scored by CTY, and sent to Dr. Robinson for interpretation and recommendation.

 

Committee members and associates assisted AAIE in designing and delivering professional development opportunities for international school directors, teachers and counselors.  Two committee members offered a workshop at the annual AAIE conference in New York City, two others served as instructors at the Summer Institute on Exceptional Children in Seattle, and several others led sessions at the new four-day summer conference at Johns Hopkins University on gifted education.

 

The committee contributed updates to the department brochure,  Transitioning to an Overseas Assignment with a Special Needs Child.