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GT Discovery Information 2021-22

Programa de descubrimiento de dotados y talentosos Información de programa 2021-22

MISSION STATEMENT

The GT/Discovery Program in LTISD is committed to:

• Developing a passion for learning, and personal growth so that students reach their talent potential as a life-long learner
• Delivering an enriched, rigorously accelerated curriculum apart from the standard classroom curriculum for identified students
• Differentiating curriculum and instructional delivery to align with the needs of students
• Directing all identified students toward intellectual, emotional, and social success in academics and life

So that all students’ intellectual, social, emotional and creative needs are met.

PROGRAM GOALS

• Identify and serve students who perform in the top 3-5% of the students nationally in the areas of:
• general intellectual ability
• creativity
• advanced academic achievement
• Provide exemplary units of study that both challenge and engage all identified students both intellectually and creatively.
• Provide learning opportunities in high order thinking skills, decision making, problem solving and reasoning.
• Address the social and emotional needs of identified students with the assistance of counselors, mentors, and peers.
• Assist classroom teachers in the process of differentiation for identified students.
• Strive to achieve exemplary status on the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted and Talented Students.

Questions and Answers

Description of Gifted Talented/Discovery Program

GT/Discovery Program Guide