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Academically Talented Gifted Honors

D92 Gifted Services

Overview

The Gifted Program was developed to meet the unique needs of gifted and talented students of D92. The district is committed to an educational program that recognizes the exceptional abilities of students and provides them with challenging, in depth educational experiences. Students who demonstrate superior talents and abilities need a qualitatively differentiated program that will enable them to reach optimal development of those talents.

District 92 offers a variety of academic programs to meet the needs of our students. Although assessment occurs throughout the school year for all students, some programs require the gathering of additional information in order to determine appropriate placement.

Kindergarten through 2nd grade students receive differentiation or modification of the curriculum and instruction according to content in the classroom by the regular education teacher. (No formal identification of students is used at these grade levels.) Students in grades 3-5 receive services through Enrichment and students in grades 6-8 receive services through Honors classes. These programs will positively impact our students by providing opportunities for the continual learning and high achievement of those who have performed well on district assessments, performed exceptionally well in the classroom, and through the recommendation of their teachers.

Identification

The Illinois State Board of Education requires a screening process of all students for any gifted program. D92 meets the requirements outlined by Illinois Rules and Regulations for the Identification and Assessment of Gifted and Talented Children set forth in Section 14A-30. All D92 students are screened in 3rd and 5th grades for entrance into our Gifted Program. Throughout program appointment, FastBridge scores are consistently monitored to ensure appropriate placement of gifted students.

The identification process for the Enrichment and Honors programs includes the use of multiple measures when considering the total child for academic programming:

  • CogAT - Cognitive Abilities Test
  • FASTBridge (Winter)
  • Teacher Recommendation - Renzulli Teacher Observation Scale

Gifted Program Details