The "Nuts" and Bolts" of Project Arrow
The Project Arrow Program services students in Grades 3-5.
Vision of Project Arrow:
At Indian Prairie School District 204, we believe that gifted/talented program services will encourage students to:
Value and utilize their individual talents to apply and value learning and knowledge to communicate their ideas effectively. We believe academically talented students are entitled to programs and services supportive of their needs.
Project Arrow's Program Goals:
1. Identify a diverse population of academically talented students;
2. Promote excellence and rigor in the curriculum;
3. Enrich/accelerate grade level curriculum;
4. Provide consistent and challenging instruction to identified students;
5. Create an environment that encourages risk taking and personal growth;
6. Promote staff and community understanding of gifted students’ needs and services; and
7. Employ evaluative practices and procedures.
Elementary Project Arrow Program:
Direct contact time with a Gifted Resource Teacher is provided through a pull-out program for a minimum of 300 minutes a week for Grades 4-5, and 200 minutes a week for Grade 3.
An identified student’s program will include modified, and integrated, curriculum units that focus on accelerated English Language Art standards and higher level thinking skills.
Project Arrow students are grouped in clusters of 4-7 students in 3rd - 5th grade heterogeneous classrooms. Each elementary school has a Project Arrow Resource Teacher who collaborates with classroom teachers to differentiate curriculum and instruction.