Central Point School District 6 is committed to an educational program that recognizes the unique diversity of the students we serve, identifies their needs and talents, and provides appropriate instructional services to create educational opportunities for all students, including those identified as Talented and Gifted.
Gifted and talented students are those students who demonstrate exceptional capabilities that require services beyond the scope of the regular classroom curriculum. Gifted students…
- are individuals with unique patterns of abilities and interests.
- benefit from intellectual stimulation and collaboration with peers with similar abilities and interests.
- are challenged through differentiated curriculum and instruction designed to meet the level and rate of learning.
- may need support and guidance to address their unique, academic, social, and emotional needs.
- benefit from access to future college and career opportunities.
TAG students’ needs require a range of service options such as differentiation, acceleration, and the use of a variety of teaching and learning strategies. The service options selected are based on the unique needs of the TAG scholar. In CPSD6, the teacher is the primary instructor for TAG students based upon rate and level as determined through both formal and informal assessments. Flexible opportunities for TAG students to interact and learn with other students with similar abilities and interests will be purposefully planned. We recognize that some gifted students have additional special needs and/or may be dual-identified, which may require additional coordinated accommodations or specialized services.
In addition, appropriate gifted education programming must include development, implementation, and management of services for talented and gifted students. Professional development will be provided to all administrators, teachers, and counselors regarding the academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners. Teachers of TAG students are encouraged to identify self-directed professional goals, seek out professional development opportunities, and engage in sharing and building professional practice through collaboration.
