Beliefs
- The Granton Area School District believes that all students have unique gifts and talents, the ability to learn and achieve, and opportunities for optimal development.
- We believe that Gifted/Talented students are passionate about learning, solve problems in unique ways, and require support from trained teachers who are sensitive to their individual needs.
- We believe that appropriate services for Gifted/Talented students will enable them to work successfully alone, with other gifted students, and with students not identified as gifted.
- Identification of giftedness should be early, ongoing and continuous
- Appropriate programming for gifted and talented students is a responsibility shared by teachers, specialists, support staff, administrators, parents and students
- A program for gifted students must consistently provide challenges to develop students’ potential
- Gifted and talented students learn in an environment where their gifts and abilities are valued and nurtured
- Gifted and talented children have unique and varied cognitive and affective abilities and need which may require unconventional and non-traditional approaches and/or scheduling
- Gifted and talented students may require a differentiated curriculum and/or a variety of program options within and outside of the classroom to meet their unique intellectual, social and emotional needs
- Communication between parents and school staff about the gifted child’s learning needs is essential
- Parents and teachers of gifted children may benefit from additional education and support
Philosophy
Gifted students come from all races, socio-economic strata, geographic locales, and environments. They display unique needs and possess unusual abilities and talents which merit recognition and nurturing.
Mission Statement
In order to nurture the unique needs of Gifted/Talented learners, Granton Area School District offers a comprehensive array of differentiated learning experiences that provide greater depth and complexity that what is included in the district’s core program.
GT Objectives
- Identify students in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) to be served in Gifted and Talented Programs.
- Identify the abilities and needs of each gifted and talented student to provide appropriate services.
- Develop and/or identify appropriate curricula, instruction, and materials to support program and student goals.
- Provide trained professional, teachers, and administrators with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide the services for the gifted and talented students and implement programs for identified students.
- Involve parents and community members in the implementation of Gifted and Talented programs.
Identification Areas
- The five areas of identification GASD recognizes are:
- General Intellectual Ability (high level of overall intelligence)
- Specific Academic Ability (excels in one or more academic subjects)
- Creativity (has original, varied, and/or unusual ideas and solutions)
- Leadership (demonstrates an unusual ability to relate to and motivate other people, ability to take charge)
- Artistic (Visual/Music: intuitive sense of artistic or musical concepts)
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