Content: Understanding the stakes : why we should address chronic absence -- Building an effective team -- Creating systems to regularly collect data and set priorities -- Engaging and supporting staff in attendance efforts -- Creating and sustaining an attendance campaign -- Teaching students about the importance of regular attendance -- Enhancing family and community involvement -- Implementi…
Contents: What is giftedness?, Identifying gifted kids, Emotional dimensions of giftedness, Being a gifted education teacher, Understanding gifted kids from the inside out, Underachiever or selective consumer, The eight great gripes of gifted kids, and Making it safe to be smart: creating the gifted- friendly classroom.