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P 6160 Gifted Education Program

The Board of Education directs that curriculum be developed to meet the needs of students who have been identified as gifted by multi-criteria assessment developed by professional staff. This curriculum is to include strategies infused in all areas of regular education, K- 12, as well as specific curriculum designed to enrich the regular curriculum in order to meet the challenge of educating the gifted student.

The District’s Gifted Education Program will allow for grade acceleration for students who demonstrate:

The acceleration opportunity will apply to subject acceleration and/or whole grade acceleration.

Review of Application Denial

Parents/guardians may request a review of the District’s determination that their student did not qualify to receive services through the District’s Gifted Education Program.  The review process is as follows:

While appeal is permitted for denial of entry into the Gifted Program, no such appeal is available for acceleration decisions.

The District and District employees are immune from liability from any and all acts or omissions relating to the decision that a child did not qualify to receive services through the District’s Gifted Education Program.


Board Approved Date: December 20, 2020
Last Updated: August 2018