Gifted Information
Gifted Information
Wayne Local Schools recognizes the right of all students to receive educational experiences commensurate with their needs by providing opportunities for the development of intellectual and creative talents. Educational programs should provide for individual differences in students, addressing their unique needs and opportunities to reach their full potential.
Gifted students, like all students, have unique needs. Flexibility must exist to allow them to grow at their own rate, regardless of chronological age or grade placement. Academic subjects and the arts are appropriately taught in a manner that allows gifted students to learn at their instructional level and at their own pace. Appropriate learning experiences are offered through a variety of program opportunities, instructional strategies, and materials to promote diversity in their educational experiences.
In Wayne Local Schools, the needs of students who are gifted are met through a continuum of services and strategies. Parents are viewed as partners who can help by seeking opportunities outside the school day to further enrich the students’ experiences. Many of the academic and social needs of students who are gifted are addressed within the general education classroom. Practices such as flexible grouping, differentiated instruction, enrichment activities, honors classes and advanced placement classes may be used to meet identified students’ needs within the context of the school day. Subject and grade level acceleration may be used to meet the needs of students as well.
Contact Information:
Karen Boggs, Gifted Coordinator
email: kboggs@waynelocal.net
Resources:
Referral for Gifted Identification
Referral for Acceleration (Single-Subject, Whole-Grade, and Early Graduation)
