DEFINITION of "Gifted" - Intellectually gifted children are those who perform or who have demonstrated the potential to perform at high levels in academic or creative fields when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment. These children and youth require services not ordinarily provided by the regular school program. Children possessing these abilities can be found in all populations, across economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.
PHILOSOPHY - Adventures is a program that enriches the student's educational experiences by providing advanced study in multidisciplinary units and on topics which promote higher order of thinking, problem solving and applications.
A student may be referred by anyone with knowledge of the student's abilities. Parent(s) or the referring person should contact the child's classroom teacher, guidance counselor, or principal to discuss the referral of a child for the gifted program.
A student may be referred by anyone with knowledge of the student's abilities. Parent(s) or the referring person should contact the child's classroom teacher, guidance counselor, or principal to discuss the referral of a child for the gifted program.
A gifted referral team at each school receives and reviews for gifted services. The team decides the disposition of each referral based upon available information. If the team accepts the referral, parents will be contacted for permission to gather the information necessary to make an eligibility determination.
For each accepted referral, information will be gathered in the following three areas:
For each accepted referral, information will be gathered in the following three areas:
- Aptitude - Assessed through an individual or group test of intelligence or creativity.
- Characteristics - A behavior rating scale designed to assess gifted behaviors is completed by a classroom teacher.
- Performance - At least three indicators of performance at a gifted level are collected. These might include achievement test scores, grades, work samples, products, and/or portfolios.