Programming Options

Gifted educational programming includes:

• Acceleration – moving at a faster pace through academic content

  • Honors Courses – advanced classes graded as weighted credits (up to 4.5) 

  • Career Pathways – classes for postsecondary options (credit weights vary)

  • Advanced Placement  – advanced classes graded as weighted credits (up to 5.0); students are able to earn college credit if they pass the year-end exam at an advanced level

  • Concurrent Enrollment – college-level classes taught in high schools by qualified teachers; weighted credits (up to 5.0) and college credits earned

• Flexible Cluster Grouping – the flexible regrouping of students based on individual instructional needs.

• Curriculum Compacting - an instructional strategy in which a student's grasp of a content area is frequently reassessed by the instructor, and following demonstration of mastery of the subject, the student is allowed to progress to the next level or is given more in-depth work in the same subject area

• Differentiation – the modification of product, process, content, or environment based on a student's academic need and intellectual ability

• Push-in/Team Teaching – Teacher of Advanced Learners co-teaches with the General Education teacher

• Independent Study Projects – specially devised, individualized projects in the student's area of strength, interest, and/or passion area which enrich and/or enhance the student's academic experience; designed and monitored by a qualified teacher and/or mentor

• Affective Support Classes – specially devised curriculum which addresses the social and emotional needs of advanced learners in a group and/or individual setting.