Gifted Services
Gifted Services
Beavercreek City Schools is committed to providing educational opportunities that challenge, inspire, and support the unique strengths of gifted learners. Through differentiated instruction, specialized programming, and advanced learning opportunities, we strive to meet the intellectual, creative, academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted students while fostering a love of learning and lifelong achievement.
Mission Statement
To create a student-centered, rigorous academic environment specifically designed to meet the intellectual, creative, social, and emotional needs of gifted individuals while helping students become self-directed, lifelong learners and productive citizens.
Goals
The goals of Gifted Services are to provide a program where students:
Critical Thinking
Leadership
Analysis
Evidence-Based Thinking
Problem Solving
Creativity
Gifted Programs & Services
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Regular Classroom Services
Students identified in reading, mathematics, superior cognitive ability, or creative thinking receive differentiated instruction within the general education classroom.
Elementary Gifted Resource Room
Grades 3-5
Students identified as Superior Cognitive receive services from a Gifted Intervention Specialist in a resource room setting.
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Gifted students may access advanced learning opportunities through:
- Honors Courses
- Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
- College Credit Plus (CCP)
- Early Graduation Options
- Flexible Credit Opportunities
Gifted Identification Testing
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Beavercreek City Schools conducts whole-group screening for gifted identification in the spring of second and fourth grade using the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT). These tests are used to screen for gifted identification and measure cognitive ability. Based on the results of the CogAT, students are then screened for Creative Thinking identification. Whole-grade gifted screening and identification for reading and mathematics takes place three times a year using NWEA MAP Growth assessments for students in grades 2-8.
Students may be nominated for possible gifted identification at any grade level; the district conducts small group testing twice a year for this purpose. Nomination forms are available in the Information and Forms section below.
Acceleration and Early Entrance Procedures
In accordance with regulations from the Ohio Department of Education, Beavercreek City Schools uses the Iowa Acceleration Scale in evaluating students for early entrance and acceleration candidates. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Gifted Education Services. Nomination forms are available in the Information and Forms section below.
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Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 who are identified as gifted in the area of Superior Cognitive Abilities receive instruction from a Gifted Intervention Specialist within a pull-out Gifted Resource Room in their elementary buildings.
Curriculum
English Language Arts and Math are the umbrella subjects under which students learn to apply critical/creative thinking, research and close reading skills, writing, and vocabulary, using technology as a tool to support and further learning. Students engage in group discussions, project work, technology integration, reading and writing activities, problem-solving activities, and decision-making scenarios. Students are evaluated and progress is shared throughout the year using classroom observation, informal teacher feedback, and rubrics.
The Gifted Intervention Specialists and the Curriculum Department work hand-in-hand to ensure the course of study is aligned to both the Ohio Academic Content Standards and the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Programming Standards.