Instructional Services and School Performance
- Department Overview
- Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education (CTAE)
- Charter System
- Clarke Virtual Academy
- Data & Research
- English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Gifted and Advanced Programming
- Homeschool Information
- Information Support Services
- Instructional Technology
- Office of Assessment and Accountability
- Office of Early Learning
- Office of Family and Community Engagement
- Office of Federal Programs
- Office of Teaching and Learning
- Special Education
- Dyslexia Screening
Service Models
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Elementary Schools
Resource Classes
- Pullout for identified gifted students
- Enrichment
- Content-based curriculum
- Emphasis on higher-level thinking skills
Cluster Classes
- Teachers hold a gifted endorsement
- Differentiation of content, process, and product for advanced learners, identified gifted and high achievers
Collaborative Services
- Gifted certified teacher plans with regular classroom teachers
- Differentiation of content, process, and product for advanced learners, identified gifted and high achievers
Advanced Content Classes
- Mathematics
- Teachers hold a gifted endorsement
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Middle Schools
Advanced Content Classes
- Mathematics and Language Arts/Reading
- Teachers hold a gifted endorsement
- Spanish or French in Grade 8
- High School Physical Science in Grade 8
Cluster Classes
- Teachers hold a gifted endorsement
- Differentiation of content, process, and product for advanced learners, identified gifted and high achievers
Collaborative Services
- Full-time gifted collaborators/facilitators plan with classroom teachers
- Differentiation of instruction for all advanced learners identified gifted and high achievers
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High Schools
Advanced Content Courses
- All academic content areas
Advanced Placement (AP)
- Guidelines set by the College Board
- College-level courses with exit exams in May
- College credit awarded by most colleges for exam grade of 3, 4 and 5
- Teachers have special training from College Board, and/or gifted endorsement
Academic Internship/Mentorship Program
- Students work with an expert in the community to engage in experiential learning and research.
Collaborative Services
- Gifted collaborator/facilitator plans with classroom teachers
- Differentiation of instruction for all advanced learners identified gifted and high achievers
Post-Secondary Options
- Students participate in joint enrollment with the University of Georgia, the University of North Georgia, Piedmont College and Athens Technical College.
