Gifted Services

Welcome!

The Boise School District Gifted Program strives to be a model of excellence. It provides professional expertise and exemplary resources to develop intellectual rigor, social conscience, and creative thinking in a diverse population of gifted youth. This constructive and collaborative program succeeds through the commitment of school, families and community.

The Boise School District provides services to gifted children that respond to their unique social, emotional and cognitive needs.

• a faster pace of instruction,
• opportunity to explore topics in depth,
• exposure to advanced curriculum,
• frequent student choice of what and how they learn
• the opportunity to interact with intellectual peers.

Services to gifted students fulfill a mandate in Idaho State law.

• Options for Gifted Students - Options to facilitate acceleration, independent study and other special programs for gifted students at all levels.
• Elementary Services - Our gifted services options.
  • Criteria & Qualification process
• Secondary Services - Specific options for students in grades 7-12.
• Resources - Books, periodicals, organizations and web sites.
• District Professional & Parents' Library - books and resources available for checkout to parents and District educational staff.
• Gifted Services Locations & Personnel

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