Gifted & Talented Education

Gifted and Talented

Identifying and Serving Gifted and Talented Students

Daviess County Public Schools is committed to supporting the needs of students who have the potential to perform at exceptionally high levels. These children are identified and provided services based on criteria outlined in 704 KAR 3:285 - Programs for Gifted and Talented. Gifted students require guidance in discovering, challenging, and realizing their full potential. The identification of students’ strengths and abilities and provision of services designed to build upon those strengths are essential.

DCPS Gifted and Talented Education Procedures

Gifted and Talented students are a category of exceptional students identified as possessing demonstrated or potential ability to perform at an exceptionally high level in one or more of the following identified areas:

  1. General Intellectual Ability                                 

  2. Specific Academic Aptitude (English Language Arts, Math, Science and/or Social Studies)

  3. Creativity

  4. Visual and Performing Arts

  5. Leadership

DCPS GT Handbook Click Here

Primary Talent Pool

High potential learners in grades K-3 are informally selected for Primary Talent Pool (PTP). High potential learners are students who typically represent the top quartile of the entire student population in terms of degree of demonstrated GT characteristics and behaviors. 

Students in PTP receive differentiated services that are matched to their needs, interests, and abilities. Participation in PTP does not guarantee a student will be formally identified as Gifted and Talented in grades 4-12.

Gifted and Talented

Resources

For Teachers

National Associate for Gifted Children
KY Association for Gifted Education

For Parents

Parent Guide to Enrichment
KDE Gifted and Talented Site

Contact

District GT Coordinator Dr. Angie Gunter