PROGRAM GOALS - Lovejoy ISD

DESCRIPTION of SERVICESGate 10 – Gifted and Talented Elementary Education, Kindergarten through -5 th gradeGT classes - Secondary Gifted and Talented – 6 th grade through 12 th gradePOPULATION SERVED: Approximately 20%* of the students in Lovejoy ISD are identified asgifted and talented.*Secondary students are identified in specific core areas.This accounts for the number of students receiving gifted and talented services.DESIGN of SERVICESELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Kindergarten - 5 th grade):Grades K – 2 Enrichment: Creative thinking skills and critical thinking skills lessonstaught to all Kindergarten students by the Gate Ten Teacher. Grade 1 & 2 lessons aredesigned by the Gate 10 teachers and taught in the regular classroom.Grades K – 2 Pull-Out: Interdisciplinary units with an accelerated and enrichedcurriculum provided in a Pull-Out program. (Kindergarten= 90 min./week;1 st graded = 3 hours/week; 2 nd grade = 4 hours/week)Grades 3, 4 & 5 Services:An accelerated and enriched curriculum is provided in the Gate 10 Math class,which also incorporates learning experiences in science. Students areserved in the Gate 10 Math classroom for approximately 90 minutes each day. TheGT teacher is the teacher of record for mathematics instruction.The Gate 10 Integrated Studies class provides curriculum which includeslanguage arts and social studies / History. Third grade students are served in theGate 10 Integrated Studies classroom for approximately 90 minutes each day.Fourth and Fifth grade students are served in the Gate 10 Integrated Studies classroomfor approximately 140 minutes each day. The GT teacher is the teacher of record forreading and writing instruction and history instruction.MIDDLE SCHOOL: Grades 6-8, Specific to Academic Field(s)Gifted and talented classes are designed to meet the social, emotional, and academicneeds of the gifted learner. Academically and intellectually gifted students are served inseparate PreAP- GT sections in each core subject, rigorous electives, and independent study