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GT/DISCOVERY PROGRAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What is the GT/Discovery program?

Discovery is the academic enrichment/acceleration program provided for students who have been identified as intellectually and/or creatively gifted and talented.

How are students identified?

Students who are referred for the Discovery program go through a screening process, which involves five areas: verbal aptitude, nonverbal aptitude, achievement in math and reading, creativity, and qualitative data collection.

Students whose dominant language is Spanish will go through a screening process, which involves four areas: nonverbal aptitude, achievement in math and reading, creativity, and qualitative data collection. Achievement, aptitude, and creativity tests will be administered in Spanish when appropriate.

Who refers students?

A teacher, parent, student, or other interested persons observing a student with consistent evidence of gifted characteristics may refer him/her

What are some of the characteristics of a gifted student?

  • advanced/extensive vocabulary
  • work advanced beyond the grade level/age
  • extremely inquisitive, asks many questions, often challenging, provoking and/or demanding
  • in-depth understanding of complex concepts
  • persistence is evident in areas of interest
  • high level of curiosity, energy, enthusiasm and vigor for new ideas
  • advanced reasoning
  • feels keenly about own ideas and solutions to problems, and often expresses them regardless of what others may think
  • likes to examine new possibilities for problems/solutions, rather than fitting within a structure
  • especially original imagination
  • sustained attention span
  • initiates projects and often prefers to work alone
  • keenly observant
  • keen sense of humor