These classes are taught using differentiated instructional strategies. Students may transfer from the other high schools to participate in this program. Courses are available at the local community colleges and universities to allow students to begin receiving college credit while still in high school. The gifted and talented education program utilizes the district's standards-based core curriculum as the basis for providing a richly differentiated program. GATE students are serviced by a core of teachers who study gifted education practices and are provided many opportunities to broaden their expertise in the many aspects of gifted education.
Elementary students receive instruction in special day and cluster group classes.
All teachers of the gifted are encouraged to pursue continuing education opportunities to enhance their professional development. GATE students in Grades 3-12 will receive instruction in standards based grade level curriculum utilizing State approved, District adopted, grade level textbooks. Additional equipment and supplementary materials are provided to enable GATE teachers to differentiate and enrich the core curriculum - providing depth, complexity, novelty, and acceleration where appropriate. Students will be challenged to venture further, in greater depth and complexity, using details, patterns, trends, and rules of ethics to make insightful connections. They will be challenged to see relationships between and among disciplines using a variety of perspectives.