District A covers the following counties: St. Louis City, St. Louis, St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, Franklin, Jefferson, & Washington

GAM District A partnered with the University of Missouri-St. Louis, SAGE, and Gifted Resource Council for the 2008 Spring Conference, Inquiring Minds, Responsive Teachers: Challenging Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom. It took place in the JC Penny Conference Center on February 28th-29th. The theme was Leap Ahead: Steps to the Future. Overall, we had 226 attendees for both days of the conference and a very successful Superintendent's Breakfast hosted by Representative Sara Lampe, which approximately 30 attended. On Thursday evening, keynote speaker Barbara Kerr and featured speaker Sara Lampe led a panel discussion featuring adults who participated as children in gifted programs in St. Louis. In the keynote address on Friday morning, Barbara Kerr spoke on the Milestones and Danger Zones for Gifted Girls and Boys. Both keynotes were very interesting and informative to all who attended. It was a great conference!

If you would like to join our e-mail group, contact Heather Ryan @ heather.ryan@fhsdschools.org

Director ~ Heather Ryan

Alternate Director ~ Steve Walsh

Updated 3/24/08