Our Mission and Objectives
Our Mission Statement for Talented and Gifted Education in the SCCSD:
As a result of participating in an appropriate instructional program, students will become self-directed learners using life long learning strategies, and the students will have mastered curriculum at the level appropriate for their interests, abilities, and talents.
The Six Standards for All TAG Programming (K-12) offered by the SCCSD:
Each
student will...
- Understand
and value her/his gifted potential
(District Exit Level Performance Standards: #2 and #7) - Understand
and pursue information in a variety of subjects, concerns,
interests, and careers
(District Exit Level Performance Standard: #4) - Understand
problem-solving skills and apply them in open-ended situations
(District Exit Level Performance Standard: #3) - Understand
critical, creative, complex, and self-regulated thinking
(District Exit Level Performance Standard: #6) - Understand
how to communicate information, thoughts, and ideas in an effective
and convincing manner
(District Exit Level Performance Standard: #1) - Understand
and exhibit the behaviors of a creative and productive life-long
learner
(District Exit Level Performance Standard: #5)
For a complete look at the Benchmarks & Core Indicators for each specific program:
Standards/Benchmarks/Core Indicators
The US Department of Education's definition of "Gifted and Talented" students:
Someone who shows, or has the potential for showing, an exceptional level of performance in one or more areas of expression.
These areas include:
- general intellectual ability
- specific academic ability
- creative or productive thinking
- leadership
- creative and/or artistic areas
The SCCSD's Board Policy for Gifted Education:
Talented
and gifted education involves curriculum modifications/services
that ensure differentiated programming to meet students’ cognitive
and affective needs. Such modifications and services will include
provision of targeted supportive services, appropriate materials,
staff, and the learning environment, and other educational services
to supplement and support the standard education program which meet
identified goals and performance measures in gifted education.
Students’ abilities in the following areas will be recognized:
1. Creative thinking
2. General intellectual abilities
3. Specific academic aptitude
4. Visual and performing arts abilities
5. Leadership abilities
