Gifted and Talented   Accelerated Program 

Tates Creek Elementary 

Welcome to Tates Creek Elementary's GTAP!

The Gifted and Talented Accelerated Program is a full time service offered by Fayette County Public Schools. Our fourth and fifth grade students receive enriched experiences with math, reading, writing, social studies, and science along with project-based learning and optional extracurricular activities. We serve eligible students from surrounding schools in the district in self-contained classrooms who are identified in General Intelligence, Language Arts/Reading, and Math.

District Feeder Pattern

The feeder system for our program is based on the student's districted elementary home school. Students from the following schools who are eligible for the Gifted and Talented Accelerated Program will be invited to attend Tates Creek Elementary for 4th and 5th Grade.

Glendover, Julius Marks, Lansdowne, Millcreek, Southern, Squires, Tates Creek, Veterans Park

 Click here to view the full program feeder system list.

Important Upcoming Dates

Fall Information Nights

September 17th, 6pm at TCE, 1113 Centre Pkwy

October 15th, 6pm via Zoom

Meet Our Program's Teachers and Staff!

MICHELE FERGUSON

5th Grade Homeroom

michele.ferguson@fayette.kyschools.us

KATHERYN SISK

4th Grade Homeroom

katheryn.sisk@fayette.kyschools.us 

DARA ARBUCKLE

GT Resource Teacher

dara.arbuckle@fayette.kyschools.us

Carrie Paul

School Principal

carrie.paul@fayette.kyschools.us

Holly McCauley

Assistant Principal

holly.mccauley@fayette.kyschools.us


Lisa Johnson

Curriculum Coach

lisa.johnson@fayette.kyschools.us