Rural and suburban cluster grouping: Reflections on staff development as a component of program success |
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| Authors: | Marcia Gentry Bill Keilty |
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| Institution: | 1. Professor of education , Minnesota State University , Mankato E-mail: mgentry@integraonline.com;2. Coordinator of Gifted Services , Spring Lake Park , MN;3. Adjunct professor at Hamline University , E-mail: microtubel@aol.com |
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| Abstract: | Staff development practices that successfully implemented long‐term applications of cluster grouping in two districts are analyzed, compared, and reviewed. Parallel practices and differences are discussed concerning program beginning, implementation, and maintenance. Conclusions are drawn and six steps for use and consideration by others engaged in gifted program development and implementation are suggested. These steps are: (1) conversations, (2) research, (3) choosing a course of action, (4) implementation, (5) supporting the new program initiative, and (6) maintenance and growth. |
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