Goals of the Program

The program is to assist gifted and talented students in reaching, through enrichment and/or acceleration, the upper levels of achievement in the major categories of the cognitive domain. Specifically, the aim is to draw students from the cognitive area of knowledge, comprehension, and application into areas of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

All district teachers will receive their gifted and talented certification.  Teachers, grades K-12, will use differentiated curriculum focusing on the development of general intellectual ability, creative production and specific subject matter aptitude.

The primary goal of Eula ISD is to develop self-directed learners by providing an instructional program that integrates the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor process.

This may be achieved by: 

• Directing independent research, allowing for in-depth learning of self-directed topics with an area of study and integrating multiple disciplines in the area of study.
• Encouraging divergent and productive thinking that challenges exciting ideas and produces “new” ideas resulting in the development of products that use new techniques, material, and forms.
• Providing opportunities for creative problem solving, allowing for the development of productive, complex, abstract, and/or higher level thinking skills
• Facilitating self-acceptance of the gifted student by encouraging the development of self-understanding (i.e. recording and using one’s abilities, becoming self-directed, appreciating likenesses and differences between oneself and others).
• Developing higher cognitive processes using content that is related to broad-based issues, themes or problems integrating basic skills and higher level thinking skills into the curriculum.

State Goal
Students who participate in services designed for gifted students will demonstrate skills in:
    Self-directed learning
    Thinking
    Research
    Communication

as evidenced by the development of innovative products and performances that reflect individuality and creativity and are advanced in relation to students of similar age, experience, or environment.

High school graduates who have participated in services for gifted students will have produced products and performances of professional quality as a part of their program services.

Student Population

Approximately the top 3-5 percent of the student population will be identified as gifted and talented and have an opportunity to be served. Once a student is identified for eligibility, he/she will continue in that segment in subsequent years unless the program is deemed incompatible with the student’s needs as outlined in the adopted furlough or exit procedure. Students new to the District will be considered under the transfer policy.