Governor’s Honors Program

2012-2013

What is GHP?

0 The Georgia Governor's Honors Program (GHP) is a six-week summer residential instructional program (four weeks in 2013) designed to provide intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students challenging and enriching educational opportunities not usually available during the regular school year. Activities are designed to provide each participant with opportunities to acquire the skills, knowledge and attitudes to become independent, life-long learners.  The Georgia Governor's Honors Program is fully-funded by the Georgia General Assembly, and operates at no cost to the participant. Rising juniors and seniors in Georgia's public and private high schools, and students enrolled in home school may be nominated by their teachers.

What are the Nomination Areas?Academic

0 Languages0 French 0 German 0 Latin 0 Spanish

0 Science:0 Biology 0 Chemistry 0 Physics

0 Communicative Arts0 Mathematics0 Social Studies

0 Fine Arts0 Dance0 Music: Brass, Jazz, Percussion,

Piano, Strings, Voice, Woodwind

0 Theatre: Performance, Design 0 Career / Technology

0 Architectural, Graphic, & Industrial Design, Executive Management, Engineering & Technology

0 Agricultural Science0 AgScience /Biotechnology

AgScience / Environmental

School Allotments

0 Derived from total number of 10th & 11th grade students in county & by school

0 Changes year to year due to population changes and state allotment changes

0 Foreign Language: you may add one student for each student of the same subject area you send to county interviews (this is not the same as the state allotment rule)

0 Use your allotments for your strongest students0 If you do not use your allotment let me know asap: we use

these ‘extras’ for alternate interview spots

Candidates0 Students Nominated must be current (on track)10th or 11th

graders0 Demonstrate high aptitude and high interest in the area of

nomination0 May be nominated for district interviews in only one subject

area0 Must have PSAT or SAT data (can take to state interview)0 Must have positive teacher recommendations0 Must complete the state nomination form (if attending county

level interviews)0 Must commit to full participation in the GHP program 0 Check the descriptions for each area for specific requirements

Notable Changes 0 The Student Nomination Form is available with the three parts

divided into separate files. 0 You do not indicate whether a student is a 10th or 11th grader on

the Nomination Form; rather, you verify that the student will be a rising junior/senior in June 2013.

0 The AgScience interview process has changed. Details can be found in the Description & Criteria.

0 AgScience nominees no longer send a portfolio to the GHP office with the nomination form. See the Description & Criteria for details.

0 There are only 2 weekends for state interviews0 GTID # is required on the nomination spreadsheet0 The SAT is on a state interview date: be sure your nominated

students do not sign up for that SAT date

GHP Process

Communicate

• Flyers, posters, announcements• Phone call outs, webpage• Faculty Meeting

Meeting

• All interested students: Discuss process, rules, etc.• Hand out school or county application• Students self nominate or teachers nominate

Interviews

• Departmental interviews• School wide interviews• Stay within school allotment

Names

• Submit Academic Nominations to Alison Coker using the approved spreadsheet• Submit all Fine Arts Nominations to Melissa Arasi• Submit all Tech/Business Nominations to Jacquelina Brown

Packets

• Review applications and complete nomination cover sheet for each application • Double check teacher recommendation (needs to be strong)• Attach PSAT/SAT & transcript• Submit the application and a copy to the ALP office by deadline

Applications

• Adhere to deadlines and remember county mail delivery dates• Applications MUST received by the county no later than the due date• ALP office is located at 514 Glover

Interviews

•All nominees should have participated in a school level interview for the experience even if they are your only nomination•Prepare Nominees for the interviews

County Interviews

•Fine Arts: Pebblebrook November 5•Academics & Tech: Sprayberry HS November 8•GHP Coordinators will notify schools after the state reviews and approves our list (mid November)

Subject Area Supervisors

0Recruit interviewers0Design Questions0Set up subject area teams0Lead subject area discussions and selection process 0Answer subject specific questions0Complete final review of nomination packet0Submit subject area nominee list to GHP coordinator

Parent Concerns

0We did not know about GHP0The school interviewer did not like my child0Student did not have an interview at the school level

and felt unprepared during county interview0Teacher at school told child they did make it to state…

and they did not0No one reminded my child to take the PSAT scores to

state interviews

Nomination Packet

0Top right hand corner information must be completed0Consistent font0Your name as local GHP coordinator (New this year:

local and county coordinator spaces / no counselor)0No extra papers attached to academic GHP nomination

packets (only PSAT/SAT scores and transcript)0Personalize teacher recommendations (no cut and

pasting on multiple nominations)0No blank areas

Student Expectations

0Present themselves in professional manner0Complete nomination packets correctly0 Include a parent phone number that is in working

order0Do not use a personal student cell number 0Follow Cobb County rules of conduct while

participating in all aspects of GHP

County Interview Night

0Academics & Tech: November 8th at Sprayberry0Fine Arts: November 5th at Pebblebrook0Make sure students have interview times0Need check in table volunteers0 Interview times will not be changes, if there are

extenuating circumstances contact ALP office before interview times are assigned.

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