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Gifted Services in Brandywine School District

The Brandywine School District is committed to providing quality programming and opportunities for students identified as gifted and/or talented, and for students whose rate and level of learning is above the average.  Brandywine offers the only full-time Gifted program in the state for students in grades K-8.  Students who meet the criteria for eligibility will be invited to attend the full-time gifted program for the following school year. 

Gifted Program includes elementary through middle grades

The Gifted Program is located by grade level at the following schools:

Grades K, 1, 2, 3Mount Pleasant Elementary School
Grades 4, 5Claymont Elementary School
Grades 6, 7, 8P.S. duPont Middle School

The Gifted Program is provided for students in grades K-8.  Students attend schools based upon grade level configurations, as noted above.  Specific supports are in place to ensure smooth transitions between schools within the structure of the Gifted Program.  Transportation is provided throughout the Brandywine School District for Gifted Program students to the appropriate school. 

Students may qualify for entry into the Gifted Program at any grade level.  Teachers and counselors provide support to ease transitions for students and families new to the Gifted Program.   Students typically remain in the Gifted Program from year to year, provided they are meeting with success. 


Timeline for Gifted Program: Nominations

Nominations are now closed  for the 2013-14 school year.   
 

For Preschool students entering Kindergarten:
Note: For the upcoming school year, students must be five years old by August 31, 2013.   

Identification begins with a Child Find screening. Parents do not need to complete any forms unless notified of a need for further testing.  Brandywine School District Child Find screenings occur at area preschools February through June; check with your preschool to learn when screenings are scheduled.  Children who are not enrolled in a preschool where a Brandywine School District Child Find screening is scheduled may contact any Brandywine School District elementary school for a spring Child Find screening appointment. 

 
Overview of timeline for students entering kindergarten: 

           February to June                    Child Find Screenings occur

           March to August                    Further testing, if applicable

           May to August                       Parents notified of results of testing

 

 

Statement on Gifted Program
At its May 15, 2003 meeting, the Board approved a statement about the gifted program.  Written by the Gifted Task Force, the statement is as follows:

Brandywine School District recognizes the rights of all students to an education that provides for maximum development of their potential.
Children and youth with outstanding gifts and talents perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment.  They require programming and support services which offer opportunities for acceleration and enrichment beyond those usually offered.
Outstanding gifts and talents are present in children and youth from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.                                    

Liaisons to the Gifted Program

Liaisons to the Gifted Program share information with their building staff about the Gifted Program, about the nomination process, and about the needs and nature of gifted learners. 

Carrcroft Elementary  -  Michelle Skelly
Claymont Elementary  - Linda Lobach
Forwood Elementary -  Catherine Ward
Hanby Elementary -  Jane Laursen
Harlan Elementary - Jodi DaCosta
Lancashire Elementary - Laura Becker
Lombardy Elementary - Susan Gould
Maple Lane Elementary - Ed Burks
Mount Pleasant Elementary -  Lauren Watson
P.S. duPont Middle - Samuel Fawks
Springer Middle -
Talley Middle - 
 
 
For more information, please contact
Ann Marie Fitzgerald, Gifted
Program Manager 
 
 
 
Last Modified on March 1, 2013