Mission Statement

       Our schools are committed to making all students first priority. We strive to provide open communication among administration, faculty, students, and parents/guardians of the high expectations set forth by the East Poinsett County School District.  A data driven, standards based curriculum, enhanced with technology, will prepare students for an ever changing world.  All students will be provided with problem solving skills to ensure college and career readiness. 

Gifted & Talented Program Philosophy

       The East Poinsett County School District recognizes that gifted and talented students are a unique population, differing significantly from their peers in abilities, interests, and psychological maturity. They come from all walks of life and all socioeconomic levels with abilities and talents ranging across a wide spectrum of human achievement. We believe that gifted and talented individuals have special characteristics and learning styles and that their potential for accomplishment is such that they require special provisions, experiences, and services not provided for in the regular instructional program. 

In our commitment to quality education, the East Poinsett County School District adheres to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education's Gifted and Talented Rules and Regulations and recognizes their definition. It is our purpose to seek out and identify these outstanding students and provide them educational experiences appropriate to their academic level. Therefore, we are committed to provide a program for identifying and meeting the needs and interests of our gifted and talented students based upon the guidelines and standards directed by the Arkansas State Department of Education, Office of Gifted Education. 

Gifted and talented students are found in every segment of the population. Recognizing the potential rewards for the individual and society, East Poinsett County School District believes the abilities of the gifted and talented student must be cultivated, nurtured, and developed. These students require provisions that are different from those normally provided by the regular school program. The gifted and talented program is committed to cultivate within the student a desire for excellence and a sense of productive responsibility to self, family, school, community, and to our changing society. We strive to meet or exceed standards set by the ADE with focus on community involvement, staff development, personnel, identification, program options, curriculum, and evaluation.