

Additional opportunities are available through course selection, including special interest programs across the District. Secondary schools develop their own enrichment opportunities for gifted students. This program offers opportunities for students to collaborate with like-minded peers in a fast-paced and creative setting. Students are eligible to attend SPARK if they have a BC Ministry Identification of Gifted (Category P), and have been referred through the School Based Resource Team at the child's home school. Genius Hours, math contests, special interest clubs), access to materials from a higher grade level, as well as access to a school-based Case Manager.Ĭurrently, the SPARK students attend bi-monthly enrichment sessions that are located outside their home school. On January 13, 2020, Governor Murphy signed the Strengthening Gifted and Talented Education Act codifying school district responsibilities in educating gifted. compacting, accelerating, independent directed studies), enrichment opportunities (i.e.

School-based programming includes differentiated instruction and curriculum (i.e. Gifted and talented workshops are practical, timely training opportunities that bridge theory into practice to help educators, administrators, psychologists and. The educational task force proposed that the mayor should eliminate the entrance exam and the. This includes school-based support for teachers and students, as well as an optional enrichment opportunity for Grades 4-7 students called SPARK. Each year, around 3,600 students are eligible for one of the roughly 80 gifted programs in total. The District's Gifted Resource Services provide assistance to schools for students who require enrichment programs. The 7th Component: Celebrating the Unique Me.Nurturing Social/Emotional Development and Mental Health.Complex Learner and Autism Support Services (CLASS).Self Assessment of the Core Competencies.
