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Special Schools & Programs

Poster

Building a Middle School Program from Scratch: Spotlight on the Gifted Young Scholars Academy

Building a Middle School Program from Scratch: Spotlight on the Gifted Young Scholars Academy (Poster 12)

Friday, November 10, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: Veracruz Exhibit Hall
What does it take to get a middle school specialty center off the ground? In this session, staff share how the need for robust secondary gifted services led to the development of a gifted middle school program serving students across an economically and culturally diverse county. Highlights include the lottery admission process, program pillars, and what the future holds.

Learning Objectives:

  • Attendees of this session will come away with practical approaches to identify their own district program needs at the secondary level for gifted middle school students.
  • Attendees of this session will come away with practical approaches to commit all stakeholders to equitable gifted program pillars and processes as they develop appropriate middle school programming.
  • Attendees of this session will come away with practical approaches to implement strategies that engage and educate diverse gifted middle school students.