DURHAM

"The North Carolina AIG Program Standards have been developed to serve as a statewide framework and guide LEAs to develop, coordinate, and implement thoughtful and comprehensive AIG programs. These standards reflect Article 9B and nationally-accepted best practices in gifted education. Furthermore, the AIG Program Standards help ensure that the needs of AIG students are met and the potential of AIG students is optimally developed."

Source: NCDPI, North Carolina Academically or Intellectually Gifted Program Standards, State Board of Education Policy ACIG-000, June 2018

Standard 1: Student Identification

The LEA's student identification procedures for AIG are clear, equitable, and comprehensive and lead towards appropriate educational services.

Standard 2: Comprehensive Programming within a Total School Community

The LEA provides an array of K-12 programs and services by the total school community to meet the diverse academic, intellectual, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners.

Standard 3: Differentiated Curriculum and Instruction

The LEA employs challenging, rigorous, and relevant curriculum and instruction K-12 to accommodate a range of academic, intellectual, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners.

Standard 4: Personnel and Professional

Development

The LEA recruits and retains highly qualified professionals and provides relevant and effective professional development concerning the needs of gifted learners that is on-going and comprehensive.

Standard 5: Partnerships

The LEA ensures on-going and meaningful participation of stakeholders in the planning and implementation of the local AlG program to develop strong partnerships.

Standard 6: Program Accountability

The LEA implements, monitors, and evaluates the local AlG program and plan to ensure that all programs and services are effective in meeting the academic, intellectual, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners.

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• convey expectations for quality local AIG programs and services;

• guide the development, revision, and monitoring of local AIG programs;

• articulate best practices for local AIG programs, including those related to student identification, differentiated curriculum and instruction, and comprehensive programming;

• provide a guide for AIG personnel and professional development;

• promote strong partnerships and communication between and among home, school, and community; and

• serve as a vehicle for continuous program improvement and accountability.

Source: NCDPI, North Carolina Academically or

Intellectually Gifted Program Standards, State Board of Education Policy ACIG-000, June 2018

Local Plan Development

In accordance with state legislation for Academically/Intellectually Gifted Education, every 3 years school districts must submit a local AIG plan for their School Board to approve before submitting to the Office of Advanced Learning with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Plans are developed in alignment with Article 9B and the NC AIG Program Standards.

To access the Durham Public Schools AIG Plan for 2022-2025, please visit : DPS AIG PLAN.

Approved by the DPS Board of Education on May 17, 2022.

Submitted to the NC Department of Public Instruction on July 15, 2022.