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Gifted & Talented Program

Swallows Charter Academy ensures that ALL students in ALL grade levels receive enriching and challenging material and education.

Classroom teachers are trained in differentiated instruction to improve learning outcome by tailoring instruction to meet the individual needs of all students. Differentiated instruction increase self- awareness, inspires a love for learning, helps students learn more efficiently and with deeper understanding, and increase engagement.

The SCA model for Gifted & Talented programs is to have a dedicated team who work directly with classroom teachers to promote differentiation for GT students. They will also set and follow up with specific goals and plans for those students, which will include teachers, students, and parents as part of the goal setting process.

Identifying Gifted & Talented Students

There is a process in place to identify a student as gifted & talented. 

  1. Develop a body of Evidence
  2. CogAT universal screener give to all 2nd grade students
  3. Two (2) more pieces of evidence to display 95% or above: NWEA/CMAS scores and District Assessments
  4. SIGS Survey given to the teacher & parent (survey for identifying GT)
  5. District Approval
  6. Create Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) with goals and coordinate with teacher on instructional strategies.

Developing Advanced Learning Plans

The Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) outlines programming for gifted students and is used as a guide for educational planning and decision-making. The GT Team will work with teachers, parents, and students to develop plans. The ALP will be be combined with an Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) for high school students. Plans are developed according to the student's determined area(s) of giftedness, instructional and affective needs. Plans include:

  • Student profile described in a body of evidence
  • Student interests
  • Goal 1 - Annual standards-based ACHIEVEMENT goal aligned to strength area(s)
  • Goal 2 - Annual AFFECTIVE goal
  • Goals are SMART goals
  • Specific personnel responsible for ALP compliance

Achievement goals are academic - specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timely