These similarities and differences were ascertained during planning meetings with local coordinators and from copies of local plans. Local plans are discussed in meetings with regional coordinators. The Regional Governor s School curriculum is planned as an extension of the local plans for gifted education. All classes are correlated with the SOL s and are included in the goals and objectives for each subject. These are contained in the administrative procedures document and are available from the director.
Every effort is made to place students in their first or second choices.
All classrooms are air conditioned. The Pittsylvania County School System provides sixty computers and six printers, lab equipment for the science classes, and computer programs. The Governor s School program is funded by a grant from the Virginia Department of Education, Programs for the Gifted. The Pittsylvania County School System provides equipment, classroom space, buses for field trips, printing and postage, auditorium facilities for drama, secretarial assistance, and the salary of four faculty members and the director. A number of the participating divisions have voluntarily agreed to purchase some of the materials and supplies using their local funds.