Escambia's PATS program by the numbers

  • February 16, 2015
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   training-development
At last week’s Escambia School Board meeting, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas answered questions from board members about changes he is implemented in the gifted education program. Read Mollye Barrows story about that meeting here. Last week, Pensacola Today made a public records request for further information about the PATS program and how students are enrolled in it. Some of the information we requested is indicated in this summary, which was presented by Thomas at Feb. 12 board meeting. Total number of students: 3,159 Elementary: 995
  • 809 receive services in “home” school
  • 10 percent receive services at PATS Center
Middle School: 872
  • 650 receive services in “home” school
  • 11 percent receive services at PATS Center
Total number teachers of gifted: 157 (either endorsed or working on endorsement)
  • Elementary: 75
  • Middle: 54 (represent largest group working on endorsement)
  • High School: 23
  • PATS: 5
  • Currently district reimburses teachers after they finish class; also looking at piloting a free program this year
Program for Academically Talented Students (PATS)
  • 2003 attendance: 758.
  • 2010 attendance: 545.
  • Currently: 321 (40 percent decrease since 2010, 56 percent decrease since 2003)
Delivery method for Gifted Students Elementary:
  • Self-contained classes, all gifted students, taught by teacher of gifted.
  • “Cluster” classes, mix of gifted and high-ability learners, taught by teacher of gifted.
  • One day pull out enrichment program, primarily for grades K-2.
  • Some schools provide self-contained, cluster classes when enough students warrant it.
  • One day enrichment program at PATS Center.
Middle School: Looking at addition of gifted stream elective on each campus; also looking to build gifted teams to increase innovative opportunities. Bailey, Bellview, Ransom, and Workman currently have some form of a gifted team.
  • Core Curriculum taught by teacher of gifted.
  • Accelerated Core Curriculum taught by teacher of gifted.
  • One day enrichment at PATS Center.
Elementary schools needing “mini-centers." These are schools lacking enough gifted students to warrant teacher of gifted for in-house services.
  • Weis
  • Holm
  • Global Learning Academy
  • J. Semmes
  • Lincoln Park
  • Myrtle Grove
  • Montclair
  • Navy Point
  • Warrington
  • West Pensacola
Middle schools have enough students and teachers of gifted to provide in-house services
  • Scenic Heights and A.K. Suter are transported to mini-center because temporarily lack building capacity.
 
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