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Newport News Public Schools
Part II: Program Goals and Objectives (8VAC20-40-60A.2)
This section should include goals and objectives for the school division’s gifted education
program. Specific references pertaining to each area of giftedness identified by the division
should be clearly indicated.
A. Identification:
a. Enhance the understanding of the attributes and social-emotional characteristics of
gifted students from varied backgrounds in urban settings, particularly those with low
socio-economic backgrounds and/or culturally and linguistically diverse students, by
providing comprehensive professional development on gifted competencies for K-12
staff.
b. Expand awareness of the screening and referral procedures for gifted services among
all K-12 staff through comprehensive professional development.
c. Develop the Explorers Talent Development Program (K-1), which includes push-
in/pull-out sessions or whole-class lessons across the district focused on higher-level
thinking skills, enriching the learning experience. The goal of the K-1 Talent
Development Program is developing a talent pipeline for the Expedition (2nd) grade
program.
B. Delivery of Services:
a. Assess and broaden the array of services, support, and alternatives available to
culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse gifted students who have been
identified, including those who are twice exceptional and may be underachieving.
C. Curriculum and Instruction:
a. Offer differentiated instructional services and enrichment lessons tailored to optimize
the academic and intellectual development of our students in Kindergarten through
12th grade.
D. Professional Development:
a. Enhance the understanding of the unique characteristics of gifted learners from
culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse backgrounds among all K-12 staff.
b. Improve the understanding of the screening and referral process for gifted services
among all K-12 staff, including administrators, teachers of the gifted, and school
counselors.
c. Cultivate teacher leaders in the schools so they can become instructional mentors.
d. Offer instructional mentorship from educators endorsed in gifted education to
teachers serving gifted students, subject to the discretion of the principal, gifted
supervisor, or executive leadership.
e. Sustain our collaboration with local colleges to provide gifted education endorsement
cohort opportunities for school personnel and staff engaged in the instruction of gifted
learners. Such colleges and universities may include, but are not limited to The
College of William and Mary, Averett University, University of Virginia, and
Longwood University.
Local Plan for the Education of the Gifted
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