Welcome to the Central Unified School District (CUSD) Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program. The handbook on the left has been prepared to be a resource for information, both general to GATE and also CUSD-specific, to answer your questions, and to help point you in the right direction in terms of people, processes, and policies. Topics include:

• Defining giftedness and common gifted characteristics

• Differences between a bright student and a gifted learner

• GATE identification, including categories and measures, timelines, universal screening, referrals, and the appeal process

• GATE program components for elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools