Gifted and Talented

Parent night with Lisa Van Gemert on January 10, 2023 from 6:00 - 7:15 p.m.  The topic is: Perfectionism: Managing "Never Good Enough".

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Our district sent 15 educators to a state GT conference. They attended sessions to learn how to best meet the needs of our GT learners, and then they shared their learning with the teachers at their school. 

School Information: 

GT at RHS:  Roosevelt High School’s gifted and talented program ensures that its students’ learn and grow through educational provisions and advocacy. All students have an Advisory class with one of our GT coaches where students review their goals and academic path and work on their affective skills with other GT students.  Each student's academic path is unique, and our staff is committed to providing students with excellent academic and affective support in an effort to ensure our gifted and talented students reach their full potential and achieve their goals. Some of the common strategies used to meet the needs of our gifted students include:  Choice Based Assessment/Assignments, Grouping (Individual or Collaborative), Varied Levels of Depth, Complexity, Pacing and Cognitive Skills, Individualized Pacing, Pre-testing, and Alternate ways to demonstrate mastery.

GT at MMS:  Our gifted and talented program identifies students based on a body of evidence that indicates high potential or level of abilities who may require differentiated educational experiences. At MMS, we strive to appropriately address the educational needs of gifted students through supportive classroom environments, appropriate interventions, and effective guidance. We offer a variety of electives and advanced courses that are also supported at the high school level like coding, FBLA, FFA, construction, and digital media.

GT at EES: At Elwell Elementary School, we strive to provide challenging and enriching learning experiences within the classroom.  Our unique open concept design lends itself to flexible grouping and clustering for content and projects. Teachers provide differentiated instruction to meet the needs of gifted learners based on their strengths and areas of growth.  In addition, technology and adaptive programs help students achieve their goals.  We teach the whole child, and work to meet the social and emotional needs of all students.

GT at MES: Gifted and talented children are those who show high potential or ability, whose learning characteristics and educational needs require differentiated educational experiences and/or services. At MES, students who possess these talents and gifts will be challenged to use their potential to develop these skills. This is evidenced through an interaction of high intellectual ability, task motivation, and creative ability.  We work to differentiate for these students in their general education classroom. We also support the formally identified students through a weekly pull-out group.       

GT at PRE: At Pioneer Elementary, our gifted students are challenged to reach beyond their capacity and achieve higher levels of thinking. Students receive differentiated learning opportunities within their classrooms, during Targeted Intervention and within one-time pull-out sessions. Our gifted students collaborate with peers in higher-level novel studies and learn advanced content on web-based curriculum platforms. Enrichment opportunities outside the classroom include after school Lego Mindstorm Club, Choir, Yearbook and a Sphero Enrichment session. Students often find leadership roles within Student Council or as a member of our Wellness SWAT team. Interact members at Roosevelt High School meet with our gifted students to provide them additional enrichment opportunities in small groups, and we give our gifted students opportunities to meet with each other via content-rich field trips. Click here for more information regarding GT at PRE.