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Gifted Education

 

The Gifted Education Program is a state-mandated program for gifted students. Modifications as needed are made within the regular classrooms to challenge students in the areas of their academic strengths. In addition, enrichment activities are offered outside the regular classroom that encourage critical and creative thinking, and provide opportunities to expanded skills of research and analysis. At the middle and high schools, enriched levels of subjects and accelerated courses are also offered.

Students may be referred for Gifted Education by parents, classroom teachers, or other school personnel through the guidance office. Guidance counselors screen referred students using a standardized assessment that correlates with intelligence quotients.

Parents of students scoring a qualifying score are given Permission to Evaluate and parent input forms. Upon receiving a signed Permission to Evaluate, a school psychologist administers an individual IQ test and achievement tests, and the classroom teacher(s) completes an observational checklist. A multidisciplinary team to determine giftedness reviews the total results along with the parent input form. If the criteria for giftedness are met, parents are invited to a Gifted Individualized Education Program meeting and programming to meet that student’s individual needs is established.

Referrals can be made at any time during the school year, but only one referral per child per calendar year is permitted. Any questions about the screening and identification process should be directed to the Supervisor of Special Education at 484-667-4440.