Gifted Services

Gifted Services will provide an appropriate and hands-on environment that academically stimulates the minds of gifted learners while providing opportunities for effective growth.

Gifted Services will design and deliver differentiated curricula with the appropriate depth, breadth, and pace of instruction to meet the needs of each individual learner.

Gifted Services will provide appropriate differentiated instruction for gifted students to help them reach their maximum potential.

Gifted students require:

• Differentiated educational programs
• Frequent and consistent involvement with their intellectual peers
• Specially trained teachers
• Rigorous courses of study beyond that of the essential classroom
• Timely direct instruction
• Social and emotional support
• Learning that is stimulating and challenging
• Opportunities for intellectual growth, creativity, and self-discipline
• An environment in which risk-taking is supported
• Experiences that offer a sense of accomplishment

Screening for superior cognitive identification is conducted during the spring of second grade and fifth grade.  Screening for Reading and Math identification is obtained through NWEA testing in the fall, winter, and spring.  

Gifted services are provided as follows:

• Differentiation strategies in the regular classroom for grades 3-8
• High cognitive clusters for grades 4-8
• Advanced math classes for grades 6-8
• Accelerated, honors, and AP classes for grades 9-12

Enrichment services at teacher request are also provided for grades K-5. All teaching staff in grades K-12 have training in differentiated instruction.

All identified students in grades 3-8 are given a Written Education Plan (WEP). Students in grades 9-12 who are taking an accelerated, honors or AP classes in their identified areas also have a WEP.

For more information, visit Gifted ID and Services and Gifted Assessments Instruments