Promise Newsletter

The Promise Newsletter is the quarterly publication of the New Jersey Association for Gifted Children. Address questions/comments to Loretta Kumpf, at promisenewsletter@njagc.org.

• State of New Jersey and national advocacy initiatives for gifted education
• Information about the Strengthening Gifted and Talented Education Act.
• Educator and parent opportunities and resources in New Jersey
• Information about educating the gifted child
• Working with the gifted child at home
• Research/best practices in gifted education

If you are an educator, parent, student, or someone else concerned about the needs of gifted students, NJAGC encourages you to share your knowledge and expertise with the gifted community by writing an article* for the Promise Newsletter.

• Classroom activities/projects; Instructional strategies; Winning kids/teachers
• Aligning G&T activities/projects to the Core Curriculum State Standards
• Tips for parents and educators; Parenting the gifted child
• Advocating for the gifted; Announcements about upcoming events
• Social/emotional issues; Understanding the gifted child
• Research/best practices in gifted education
• Student writing, prose and/or poetry
• Identification measures/protocols for gifted students K-12
• Accommodation/instruction of the gifted in the general education classroom

Please use the following proofreading guidelines:

• Text should be in a Word document, Times New Roman 12, single-spaced.
• All photos** must include caption.
• Article must have a title and by-line of the contributor, which includes whether the contributor is an educator (grade/program taught), parent, student, or other individual, and contact information.
• Acronyms must be spelled out at least once.
• Book titles, movies, television shows, newspapers, and magazines are italicized. “Newspaper and magazine articles” are enclosed in quotation marks. Refer to http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/titles-of-works.html if clarification is needed.
• Absolutely no embedded formatting, such as double spacing between lines or paragraphs will be accepted.
• All images must have copyright information attached if applicable to give credit either to website or image link.
• No embedded photos/images. Submit photos/images separately as jpegs. Indicate position of photos/images within article.
• No PDFs or other formats that do not allow for editing by the publications team.
• Pass all text through spell check and grammar check before submitting.
• The Promise team will endeavor to notify the author of problematic formats, etc. and necessary edits. If edits cannot be completed in a timely manner, the article may not publish in the current issue.
• *All items, including photos** (in .jpg format) and accompanying caption/s, must be camera-ready and submitted electronically to Loretta Kumpf, Promise editor, at promisenewsletter@njagc.org, no later than the deadline date.
• ** Obtaining parental permission for publication of material about minor children is the responsibility of the person submitting the article/photo, etc. Permission for publication of material about adults is the responsibility of the person submitting the article/photo. Obtaining permission to publish/reprint material from any other source/media is the responsibility of the person submitting the article/photo.

Promise – The Promise Newsletter theme for 2026-2027 is:
Growth and Discovery in Gifted Education

October 2026
Encouraging resilience and creating challenges in Gifted Learners
Deadline Sept. 5, 2026

December 2026
Inspiring Curiosity and Creativity
Deadline Nov. 5, 2026

March 2027
The Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students
Deadline Feb. 5, 2027

May 2027
Structuring Targeted Learning for Gifted Students
Deadline April 5, 2027