Goals
West Side School District
Gifted and Talented Program Goals
The West Side School District strives to meet the needs of its gifted and talented youth and children. The goals of the district are:
To provide a differentiated educational program which encourages each student to strive to reach his/her individual potential.
To help each student gain a realistic self-concept, understand his/her strengths and weaknesses, and help the student to create personal goals.
To give students the tools and encouragement to become life-long learners, emphasizing their responsibility to self, others and community.
To provide a wide range of opportunities and experiences that allow students to explore individual interests, experiment, take risks and produce creative products.
To prepare students for future success by exposing them to group and social settings that may be new to them.