The qualities and abilities of gifted children create special needs. The Gifted and Talented program recognizes these qualities and attempts to meet the unique needs of gifted learners and is designed to enhance their social, intellectual, and personal needs. Strategies appropriate and essential for the gifted are implemented in each class in order to provide learners with the opportunity to reach their academic potential.

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To refer a student, complete a referral form and return to the campus office.

Gifted and Talented students are those who perform at or show the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who exhibit high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area, possess an usual capacity for leadership, and/or excel in a specific academic field. Gifted and Talented students are also defined as those who excel in their ability to think, reason, judge, invent, or create to the degree that they need special facilities and/or educational services in order that they may have the opportunity to achieve their potential while making increased meaningful contributions to society.

TEXAS STATE PLAN

The elementary campus provides enrichment for gifted/talented students in Coahoma ISD in the following ways:

The Academy program provides an array of learning opportunities for gifted/talented students in kindergarten through Grade 5.

Traditional and Academy students are serviced in the classroom through differentiation and project based curriculum.

We offer a project based curriculum utilizing units from the Texas Performance Standards Project. All grade levels learn research skills, create a professional product, and present their projects to an audience.

The junior high provides advanced classes in reading and math.

The high school provides Pre AP, AP, and dual credit classes.