Gifted & Talented Program Services

The goal of the gifted program is to provide gifted students with a range of services to meet their unique curricular, social, and emotional needs.

Each of our high schools offers a wide variety of advanced and AP courses for college bound students, and we encourage all students who seek a rigorous curriculum to enroll in these classes. To ensure that our advanced and A.P. classes are meeting the needs of gifted students, we have adopted a "cluster grouping" model. Beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, our gifted students will be "cluster grouped" into classes taught by teachers who have received training in gifted education. These teachers will design a classroom experience, including teaching methods, pacing, and content, that serves the learning needs of gifted students. Contact the gifted advisor on your campus to learn more about how cluster grouping will be implemented at your school.

Gifted services are coordinated on each campus by a gifted advisor who assists students in the following ways:

  • Develops a four-year plan with each gifted student.
  • Assists gifted students with scholarship and college planning.
  • Serves as an advisor, mentor, and advocate for gifted students.
  • Places gifted students into appropriate cluster groups.

    • Gifted students who need significant modifications to the regular school program may request an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) to facilitate the following:

  • Acceleration through coursework
  • Alternative coursework, such as concurrent enrollment in college classes
  • Independent study
  • Early graduation and early entrance to a university

    • A detailed scope and sequence of gifted services is available for review at each campus and at the district office.