As a district, we believe many of our children possess special talents and gifts. Through comprehensive K-12 Gifted and Talented Services, it is our professional responsibility to recognize and nurture those talents as they emerge. According to The Javits Act, gifted and talented students, “give evidence of higher performance capability in such areas as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields.” Our mission is to develop the whole child by offering an overall enriching environment that enhances the child's development in a natural school setting, as well as offering experiences beyond the regular classroom.
The Gifted & Talented Program is broken into 3 cycles. The themes of the 3 cycles are Financial Literacy, Engineering, and Science. Students are identified for each cycle based on multiple criteria. Assessment data that matches with the theme/subject of each cycle is used to identify the top 10%-12% of students in each grade level district-wide. Students meet in small groups based on their grade-level for approximately 45 minutes each day of the cycle. The length of each cycle varies dependent upon the theme.
The Gifted & Talented Program also provides an online learning opportunity to a select group of third, fourth and fifth grade students. The online learning groups have been designed to connect like-minded students throughout the district to engage in independent and self-directed learning. Students will have the opportunity to build 21st century skills. The program will be centered around several project based learning experiences, which will call on students to explore real world challenges. As a part of the program, the district will provide each student with an Asus Google Chromebook that has Wi-Fi/4G Internet access. This will provide each student with 24/7 access to a virtual learning environment.
The Gifted & Talented Program is broken into 3 cycles. The themes of the 3 cycles are Financial Literacy, Engineering, and Science. Students are identified for each cycle based on multiple criteria. Assessment data that matches with the theme/subject of each cycle is used to identify the top 10%-12% of students in each grade level district-wide. Students meet in small groups based on their grade-level for approximately 45 minutes each day of the cycle. The length of each cycle varies dependent upon the theme.
The Gifted & Talented Program also provides an online learning opportunity to a select group of third, fourth and fifth grade students. The online learning groups have been designed to connect like-minded students throughout the district to engage in independent and self-directed learning. Students will have the opportunity to build 21st century skills. The program will be centered around several project based learning experiences, which will call on students to explore real world challenges. As a part of the program, the district will provide each student with an Asus Google Chromebook that has Wi-Fi/4G Internet access. This will provide each student with 24/7 access to a virtual learning environment.