DPS Advanced Academics - DPS Plan 2025-2028

North Carolina AIG Program Standards

"The North Carolina AIG Program Standards have been developed to serve as a statewide framework and guide LEAs to develop, coordinate, and implement thoughtful and comprehensive AIG programs. These standards reflect Article 9B and nationally-accepted best practices in gifted education. Furthermore, the AIG Program Standards help ensure that the needs of AIG students are met and the potential of AIG students is optimally developed."

Source: NCDPI, North Carolina Academically or Intellectually Gifted Program Standards, State Board of Education Policy ACIG-000, June 2018

The AIG Program Standards:

• convey expectations for quality local AIG programs and services;

• guide the development, revision, and monitoring of local AIG programs;

• articulate best practices for local AIG programs, including those related to student identification, differentiated curriculum and instruction, and comprehensive programming;

• provide a guide for AIG personnel and professional development;

• promote strong partnerships and communication between and among home, school, and community; and

• serve as a vehicle for continuous program improvement and accountability.

Source: NCDPI, North Carolina Academically or

Intellectually Gifted Program Standards, State Board of Education Policy ACIG-000, June 2018

AIG Plan for Durham Public Schools, 2025-2028

Local Plan Development

In accordance with state legislation for Academically/Intellectually Gifted Education, every 3 years school districts must submit a local AIG plan for their School Board to approve before submitting to the Office of Advanced Learning with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Plans are developed in alignment with Article 9B and the NC AIG Program Standards.

To access the Durham Public Schools AIG Plan for 2025-2028, please visit : DPS AIG PLAN.

Approved by the DPS Board of Education on June 10, 2025.

Submitted to the NC Department of Public Instruction on July 15, 2025.

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