2023-2024
Family Meetup
When: Saturday August 26th 2023, 2-4 PM
Where: Naperville 95th Street Library
What: Come meet other PA, MA & K-2 Talent families from around the district.
Fundraising at: Oberweiss & That Burger Joint, 2879 95th Street
Learn about the Project Arrow PTA & the IPSD School Board
When: Wednesday September 20th 2023, 7 PM
Where: Crouse Education Center & Zoom
Who: Supna Jain. IPSD board representative, liaison to Project Arrow.
What: This meeting begins with a presentation from Supna Jain, explaining how the IPSD school board works. We then move on to learning about the Project Arrow PTA, mission and plans for the year. Then, a brief introduction into the K-2 Talent Development, Accelerated Mathematics, Project Arrow Elementary & Project Arrow Middle School via a tour of IPSD's website. We will be collating your questions and passing them on to the district administration to be addressed at our next meeting.
We will cover the role of a liaison, as well as this PTA board's plans for the year and approving the budget.
Fundraising at: Panera, 491 Illinois Route 59
Zoom Passcode: oh$124hz
Identification & Curriculum
When: Wednesday November 15th 2023, 7 PM
Where: Zoom (Please email for the password if you have not received it)
Guest Speaker: Joan Peterson - Director, Core Curriculum - Elementary
What: Mrs Peterson will cover what the identification process for the project arrow program at IPSD 204 looks like. She will also give an overview of the curriculum as well as explain how the teachers plan out their instructional strategies. She will also be discussing accelerated mathematics.
Please note, if you have a question about a specific student, this should be addressed with your school team and not at this meeting.
Fundraising at: Portillos, 1992 W Jefferson
Zoom Passcode: 7w2Id?=9
Executive Functioning, Twice Exceptionality & Advocacy for your child
When: Wednesday January 17th 2024, 6:30 PM
Where: Zoom
Who: Heather DeGeorge, Carol Dimas (https://educationaladvocacy-consulting.com/who-we-are/)
What: We'll be learning about intellectual, social and emotional needs of academically talented students. These include things like anxiety, attention deficit disorder, sensory processing disorder, giftedness and twice exceptionality.
Fundraising at: Lou Malnati's 2879 W 95th Street
Zoom Passcode: K3?m4RL8
Advocating for all High Ability Students
When: Wednesday March 13th 2024, 7 PM
Where: Zoom
Who: Julie Luck Jensen, Pamela Shaw, Deanna Markos from Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC).
What: The advocacy team at IAGC will be educating parents on how they can go about advocating for their children at the school, district, state and federal levels. We'll learn about relevant laws as well as those legal changes IAGC is currently advocating for.
School year wrap up
When: Wednesday April 24th 2024, 7 PM
Where: Crouse Education Center
What: Open discussion between attendees on how the year went and what could be done differently. Find ways to support PA teachers & programs, updates from the District. Voting in a new 1st VP & Treasurer