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Diversity
Committee:
This committee coordinates a variety of programs highlighting the
diverse cultures represented at Hightower.
Hightower families are invited to the annual Cultural Diversity
Night for multi-cultural activities and entertainment. Environmental
Committee:
This committee develops environmental programs (such as recycling
and Earth Week) for the school and coordinates and maintains landscape
projects for the Hightower grounds. Picnic:
Hightower families and staff are invited to the Annual Hightower
Family Picnic for an evening of fun and games. SAGE (Special and Gifted Education): SAGE is a program that provides an opportunity for families of students who learn differently to share resources and support. In August of 2004 the Plano ISD Council of PTAs created the Special and Gifted Education committee commonly referred to as SAGE. The purpose of SAGE is to provide education, support and communication to the families of special needs children. The children served by SAGE account for approximately 25% of the students in Plano ISD. Whatever the challenge from ADHD to giftedness to Down's Syndrome all of these students have special needs and that translates into families who have special needs. SAGE provides educational opportunities for the families, educators and peers of our special needs children. Currently the committee is facilitating the formation of support groups for parents. The SAGE community resource page within the Council website is filled with copious amounts of information with more to come. IDEAS has a brown-bag lunch (once a month on a Friday) for dyslexia information & awareness. Please explore the SAGE web pages at www.planopta.org/sage.htm for more information. There you will find a calendar of events, information on support groups, upcoming educational opportunities, updates, community resources, and on-line resources. Addition resources for SAGE parents: SAGE Voluntary Information Release Form (membership application) Plano Association of Gifted and Talented (PAGT) Plano Academic Creative Education (PACE) Plano PTA Parent Meetings/Workshops Autism Society of Collin County (ASCC) Autism Awareness sheet Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities (TCDD) video information sheet National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Texas State Resources page Tiger
Dads:
This committee of Hightower Dads meets periodically during the year
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Hightower PTA is a non-profit organization operating independently of
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