Gifted students are those students who demonstrate high levels of academic accomplishment or show exceptional academic potential beyond their age peers of similar experience or environment. These students need advanced and complex content that is paced and sequenced to respond to their intellectual curiosity, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and rapid acquisition and mastery of information.

The PWCS Gifted Education Program offers pull-out resource services in Kindergarten through 12th grade for students whose learning needs cannot be entirely met in the general education classroom setting.

Gifted students typically have one of more of the following characteristics.

Curious, questioning attitude                          Keen observer

Vivid imagination                                           Learns quickly

Sophisticated sense of humor                         Exceptional memory

Sensitive to human issues, fairness, justice     Strong communication skills

Motivated to learn or develop a skill               Quick to learn a second language

Intense interests                                           Enjoys problem solving 

The gifted education identification process is ongoing throughout the school year. A student may be referred at any time by a parent, professional, Divisionwide screening tool, or self-referral. The process begins with the completion of a referral form. These forms are available below. 

Gifted referral form -  Gifted Referral Form

 Gifted referral form – Formulario de recomendación para superdotados en español

 Please return your referral form to Linda Mills-Lough, the gifted education resource teacher at Westridge Elementary. If you would like a printed copy of the referral form, if you have any questions about gifted services, if you or would like more information, please contact Mrs. Mills-Lough at [email protected].

More information about the gifted identification process and gifted services can also be found on the PWCS Gifted Education website