How is the GTAP program different?

GTAP is the only FCPS specialized middle school program that services gifted learners.  

With several options for parents to choose from, choosing a middle school program is tough.  GTAP is unique in Fayette County because it is the only program that only services gifted learners.  Because of this, all of the teachers have taken classes through an university, and are certified gifted and talented instructors.  The curriculum is rigorous, and our students flourish with like-minded peers.  

We focus on meeting the unique academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted students. We support the needs of our students through developing a close-knit community of learners, a curriculum that is responsive to student needs, and we offer a variety of extra curricular activities to help meet the needs of our students. 

The Gifted and Talented Accelerated Program (GTAP) offers the highest level of acceleration offered for grades 6-8 in Fayette County Public School. In addition to a compacted and differentiated curriculum, our program provides students to collaborate with their intellectual peers, and provides social and emotional supports to meet the needs of gifted children. 

GTAP at Tates Creek Middle School offers:

• GT-endorsed certified educators for core classes

• 1:1 Chromebooks in core classes

• Weekly social/emotional support lessons embedded into the curriculum

• Accelerated and enriched content and learning environment with like-minded peers

• Differentiated content, process, and products

• Opportunities for lateral explorations, research, and constructing connections

• Critical, creative, and problem-solving skills and processes

• Creation of products that summarize and share the learning with others

• Opportunities for in-depth learning, independent study, parallel studies, and constructing connections using broad-based issues and problems facing today's society

• A variety of opportunities for enrichment through participation in extra-curricular activities (Academic Team, Math Team, Leadership Squad, Chess Club, etc.)

• Foreign Language and Music opportunities

• House Academies that build leadership, friendship, and communication skills