Support Illinois Gifted Law before March 11!

!! Your help is needed with a new gifted law by THIS TUESDAY, March 11, at 11AM.

The help we need is to get as many people as possible to sign a witness slip to support this bill. It takes 60 seconds. Can you do it? Can you ask others?

SIGN & SUBMIT A WITNESS SLIP (record of appearance, click right away if you know how to do this. New to this? Read all the things below.) Link to sign petition: [https://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/161446...](https://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/161446...)

We are re-sharing all this from IAGC - Illinois Association for Gifted Children. Here is their letter:---------

It's our turn! Our bill -- HB3090 -- is on the docket for the House Appropriations Elementary and Secondary Education committees.IAGC's legislative bill HB3090, is sponsored by Representative Daniel Didech. The bill will go in front of the Elementary and Secondary education committee of the Illinois House of Representatives this Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

We need YOU to submit a WITNESS SLIP as a PROPONENT of this bill.

One pager about the bill: [https://cdn.wildapricot.com/218028/resources/Documents/Amendments%20to%20Clarify%20and%20Update%20Gifted%20Education%20Provisions%202025%20(2).pdf?version=1741283334000&Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOiBbeyJSZXNvdXJjZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY2RuLndpbGRhcHJpY290LmNvbS8yMTgwMjgvcmVzb3VyY2VzL0RvY3VtZW50cy9BbWVuZG1lbnRzJTIwdG8lMjBDbGFyaWZ5JTIwYW5kJTIwVXBkYXRlJTIwR2lmdGVkJTIwRWR1Y2F0aW9uJTIwUHJvdmlzaW9ucyUyMDIwMjUlMjAoMikucGRmP3ZlcnNpb249MTc0MTI4MzMzNDAwMCIsIkNvbmRpdGlvbiI6eyJEYXRlTGVzc1RoYW4iOnsiQVdTOkVwb2NoVGltZSI6MTc0MTU1MzUxOH0sIklwQWRkcmVzcyI6eyJBV1M6U291cmNlSXAiOiIwLjAuMC4wLzAifX19XX0_&Signature=nTDubC2EZd-te05oFC-5xpgzdlRGJHmwdifl7rOzRzJnuaLreL0R~7Ot9WzNx5jhepeQSbK83hBbXBImkG8o3OxnY~YaMfEugNdxWmxiN6KEBbO~Pu2V7uFSAU44RsJunJGsU1lXnsaczxYREAfOUP2qckO6hGTlT1WMNpXGQg5fjIOFTRPzz6SokeXibUFbdQ2dlU8qqm5Se1LP5zk4Zy6MPNly3qKEN5MteChLd-ZxHdLmwJWvtDL9m86VreK2-PkKfFw0I9UGBVmyNYdCrS5IMIVl2my7RL4dUC~HmiGkqAIObGj9tyLv-uDnL1OUDzS6s8DVayeyL~QSbIsSdA__&Key-Pair-Id=K27MGQSHTHAGGF](https://cdn.wildapricot.com/218028/resources/Documents/Amendments%20to%20Clarify%20and%20Update%20Gifted%20Education%20Provisions%202025%20(2).pdf?version=1741283334000&Policy=eyJTdGF0ZW1lbnQiOiBbeyJSZXNvdXJjZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vY2RuLndpbGRhcHJpY290LmNvbS8yMTgwMjgvcmVzb3VyY2VzL0RvY3VtZW50cy9BbWVuZG1lbnRzJTIwdG8lMjBDbGFyaWZ5JTIwYW5kJTIwVXBkYXRlJTIwR2lmdGVkJTIwRWR1Y2F0aW9uJTIwUHJvdmlzaW9ucyUyMDIwMjUlMjAoMikucGRmP3ZlcnNpb249MTc0MTI4MzMzNDAwMCIsIkNvbmRpdGlvbiI6eyJEYXRlTGVzc1RoYW4iOnsiQVdTOkVwb2NoVGltZSI6MTc0MTU1MzUxOH0sIklwQWRkcmVzcyI6eyJBV1M6U291cmNlSXAiOiIwLjAuMC4wLzAifX19XX0_&Signature=nTDubC2EZd-te05oFC-5xpgzdlRGJHmwdifl7rOzRzJnuaLreL0R~7Ot9WzNx5jhepeQSbK83hBbXBImkG8o3OxnY~YaMfEugNdxWmxiN6KEBbO~Pu2V7uFSAU44RsJunJGsU1lXnsaczxYREAfOUP2qckO6hGTlT1WMNpXGQg5fjIOFTRPzz6SokeXibUFbdQ2dlU8qqm5Se1LP5zk4Zy6MPNly3qKEN5MteChLd-ZxHdLmwJWvtDL9m86VreK2-PkKfFw0I9UGBVmyNYdCrS5IMIVl2my7RL4dUC~HmiGkqAIObGj9tyLv-uDnL1OUDzS6s8DVayeyL~QSbIsSdA__&Key-Pair-Id=K27MGQSHTHAGGF)

How to actually sign a witness slip: Read below:

How do I sign a PROPONENT witness slip?

Need help? Want to learn more about the Witness Slip process?Follow these directions here:https://docs.google.com/.../1aZ4MRT0.../edit... . We also encourage you to watch this video for step by step instructions. https://www.iagcgifted.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=s540G8MKAK5AkXrHcUZIiyTcOjMLgElPd%2bJDdmdhrVLNtgNEQjaMm6Dkdx6xy7BtqV64yvWzNJhiSzRwRga1qIhsS50G5446aZPBV68lOAY%3d Thank you for taking five minutes to sign this proponent witness slip.

Please spread the word with friends, family, and others who would be willing to support this bill as well. Let us know if you have any questions.

We will keep you updated on what happens, so make sure your emails from IAGC are marked as a "Safe Sender". Or, check the IAGC Policy and Advocacy webpage for news and updates.Thank you again for your support by signing a witness slip.

Sincerely,Julie, Pam and DeannaIAGC Policy and Advocacy Committee Co-Chairs

Gifted+ADHD

If you missed this incredible presentation, here is the recording. This was an advanced ADHD+Gifted class and is most appropriate for those who already know that their child is diagnosed, has strong traits that match this and you are basically under the assumption that this is what it is based on traits and challenges. You may have gotten some rudimentary recommendations from the neuropsychologist but some of them are impossible either at school and or at home, or they plain don’t work. Let’s say you tried medication but it’s touch and go or didn’t even work, or doesn’t take care of everything. A magic pill isn’t for 100% of the cases. Now what? Time to find out exactly what is possible. A lot is possible! Do not give up! Help is here. Learn about how the brain learns differently and functions in ADHD as the most powerful intervention for many parents to learn about. Educators welcome (but there will be a special educator workshop soon).

About our Presenter:

Jessica Brown-McBroom is a licensed clinical professional counselor who is passionate about providing quality individual and family coaching to children, adolescents, and adults using a positive strength-based approach. Jessica is a strong believer in laughter and lightheartedness as an essential part of her work with children and families. Jessica specializes in twice-exceptional children and adolescents with executive functioning deficits. This includes AD/HD children, children on the spectrum and children with learning disorders. Diagnosed with AD/HD as a child, Jessica carries her own personal story of struggle and success in both her educational presentations and in her coaching in order to provide encouragement for families in the midst of their own struggles with executive functioning deficits.