Gifted Services
Becky Quinn
Gifted & Talented/Gifted Coordinator
Gifted & Talented/Gifted Coordinator
Gifted Staff
Becky Quinn - Gifted Coordinator and Intervention Specialist
email: rquinn@aurora-schools.org
phone: 330-954-2179
Lindsay VanFossen - Gifted Intervention Specialist Grades 3-5
email: lvanfossen@aurora-schools.org
Karen Sunderhaft ~ Gifted Language Arts ~ 6th-7th grade
email: ksunderhaft@aurora-schools.org
Lauren Sobolewski - Accelerated Math Grades 6-8
email: lsobolewski@aurora-schools.org
Please note:
In compliance with Ohio Operational Standards, we offer assessment opportunities twice per school year. The deadline to request testing for fall is October 30th. The deadline to request testing for spring is March 10th.
Documents
Gifted Services Information
2024-25 ACSD Gifted Testing Overview (This document identifies the assessments and cut scores used within ACSD for the purpose of gifted screening and identification. All assessments are approved by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) for this use.)
2024-25 ACSD Gifted Screening / Identification and Service Plan (This document provides an overview of the referral process, screening / identification of gifted students, the continuum of gifted services provided within Aurora City Schools, and other relevant information.)
Referral - Testing for the Purpose of Gifted Identification
Acceleration Resources
- ACSD Gifted Acceleration Process Administrative Guidelines - district process for student consideration for accelerative options
- Acceleration Permission to Assess Form
- Acceleration Referral Form
- A Nation Empowered (Volume 1) - compilation of years of research related to the varied forms of acceleration
Resources for Parents/Guardians of Gifted Children
- Book List for Parents / Guardians of K-12 Gifted Students - curated list of books which address the varied academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted children, as well as issues of underrepresentation in gifted education
- Growing Critical and Cognitive Reasoning Skills - Recommended Game List - relevant to students in grades 1-6
- Internship / Service / Volunteer Opportunities in Ohio - relevant to students in grades 8-12
- Davidson Institute - Curated List of Books Related to Perfectionism in Gifted Children - relevant to students in K-12
- NEW Ohio Campus and Programs of Interest to K-12 ACSD Students - Summer 2025
Gifted Articles and Presentations
- 2024 Gifted Services Parent Information Night Presentation
- A Guide to Teaching the Gifted
- Affective Characteristics of the Gifted
- Characteristics and Possible Behaviors Associated with High Ability
- Characteristics of Gifted Students
- Gifted Intensities: Liability or Asset
- Parenting Gifted Kids by Dr. Delisle
- Perfectionism: Finding a Healthy Balance
- The Masks of Gifted: Behaviors that Hide the Gifted Child