Gifted and Talented education (GATE)

New Residents Moving Into Mecklenburg County

When enrolling children in a Mecklenburg County school, parents/guardians need to notify the enrolling school if the student was identified for gifted services in the previous school system so the appropriate records may be obtained. 

Necessary documentation includes:

• Letter or school document clearly noting eligibility for gifted services;

• School document providing information on the type of program placement made; and

• Scores from aptitude, achievement and/or creativity assessments given in a school setting.

After confirming gifted identification and placement from the previous school system, the student will be provisionally placed in gifted services most comparable to those received in the student’s last school. The child will then be evaluated using Mecklenburg County's criteria prior to the end of the school year. A previous identification in another school system does not guarantee eligibility for MCPS gifted services.  If the child is not found eligible, services will be discontinued.

Gifted Education Advisory Committee

The School Board's Gifted Advisory Committee reviews the Local Plan for the Education of the Gifted each year and determines the extent to which the previous year’s plan was implemented. It may be composed of the following stakeholders: parents of identified gifted students, teachers of gifted students, administrators and identified gifted students.

Meetings are open to the public. Information on meeting dates and locations may be found on this site under the Advisory Committee Tab at the top.