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GIFTED AND TALENTED (GATE) PROGRAM

As required by state regulations, Lawrence County Schools define gifted and talented students as a category of exceptional children. All schools must select/identify and provide services to gifted and talented students in grades K-12 in the following categories:

  • General Intellectual Aptitude

  • Specific Academic Aptitude

  • Creativity

  • Leadership

  • Visual and Performing Arts

Students in grades K-3 are informally nominated for the Primary Talent Pool.

Students in grades 4-12 are formally identified for gifted and talented services.

The selection/identification process requires a combination of informal documentation and standardized assessments as appropriate.

Articulated services that are qualitatively differentiated and that include multiple delivery options matched to students needs, interests, may include:

  • Resource Groups

  • Cluster Groups

  • Advanced Placement

  • Acceleration by Subject or Grade

  • Differentiated Study Experiences

  • Collaborative Teaching and Consultation Services

A Gifted Student Services Plan (GSSP) is developed annually for all formally identified students in grades 4-12. The GSSP outlines area(s) of identification, and service options that will be utilized to meet individual student needs.

EARLY COLLEGE OPPORTUNITIES

RESOURCES FOR HIGH POTENTIAL AND GIFTED STUDENTS

SCHOLAR PROGRAMS

SUMMER ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIFTED STUDENTS