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PACE

Keri Leynor

Email: Keri Leynor 
Phone: 469-752-3831
 
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PACE stands for Plano Academic and Creative Education. It is the cornerstone of the district's gifted and talented education program and serves students in kindergarten through graduation. Students may join at any grade level. PACE is more than a course; it is a motivating and challenging experience that lasts over multiple years of a student's education. The PACE program provides an invigorating, creative, and rigorous learning environment to nurture the unique academic and social-emotional needs of students requiring gifted and talented services.
 

While all students requiring gifted and advanced services receive differentiated lessons in the general education classroom, the elementary PACE program is a pull-out program. Participating students step out of the general education classroom for a defined period of time that increases as the student moves through the grade levels. During this time, students are exposed to district-designed curriculum based on the individual's academic and developmental needs and attributes. In the general education classroom, PACE students are clustered together in groups of 4-10 students. They are taught by teachers trained according to state standards for general education, teachers of students requiring gifted services.

Students participate in PACE based on the results of standardized tests and observation/performance in the classroom. For more information on the PACE program and referral process, please visit the Plano ISD Gifted Education/ PACE site.

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Parent Communication

I can't wait to meet with your child for PACE! I will start pulling PACE groups the second week of school.  Be on the lookout for information regarding SeeSaw that will be emailed home. I am looking forward to a fantastic school year!

Parents, did you know you can review your child's instructional materials and course plans? In accordance with Texas Senate Bill 12, we're making it easier than ever to stay informed!

Here's what you need to know:

·       A copy of my instructional plan for this class will be shared with you at the start of each year or semester, and it's also available on the district website   www.pisd.edu/curriculumguides. 

·       You can review many of the digital instructional materials used in class directly through your student's digital webdesk. If you'd like to review additional materials or tests after they've been administered, please contact me.

·        If we use an online learning system, you'll receive login credentials to access it.

I believe that by working together, we can best support your child's learning journey! Please reach out if you have any questions.