PA Chapter 16/Gifted Education
As part of our commitment to all students, Northeast Bradford School District is committed to providing gifted education services that are designed and implemented in order for gifted students to demonstrate growth and progress.
Most students’ academic needs are met within the regular curriculum. The purpose of gifted services is to provide and monitor students who, based on superior cognitive (thinking and reasoning) abilities and/or the results of a psycho-educational evaluation, are identified as potentially needing content or instruction beyond what is typically available in the regular education setting. For these students, personal interests, career goals, and assessment data is used to determine programming. This programming includes specially designed instruction, which includes (but is not limited to) acceleration and enrichment.
Determining which students are in need of an evaluation for gifted education occurs through reviewing academic screening tools (Measures of Academic Progress, Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills, etc.) that are administered to all elementary school aged students in conjunction with classroom grades, and teacher feedback. Additionally, parents may request an evaluation for gifted services at any time.