1. Paris School District Home of the Eagles
Gifted and Talented Program
Report to the Public

2. Paris Gifted and Talented Program
Dr. R. Wayne Fawcett
Administrator
Cheryl Ivey
PES Coordinator
Megan Featherson
PMS/PHS Coordinator

3. Gifted and Talented Program
Currently serves 83 identified students
Enrichment Program serves all students grades K-2
Multiple intelligences
Thinking skills
Creativity
Resource Room serves identified students in grades 3-4 for 150 minutes each week
Higher order thinking skills
Creative and critical thinking skills
Research
Special projects

4. Gifted and Talented Program
Grade 5 – 12 students
Differentiation in the classroom
Pre-Advanced Placement
Advanced Placement
Concurrent Credit courses

5. Gifted and Talented Program
Based on evaluation results from last year, the program goals for this year are:
 To expose students to areas of study beyond those of the regular classroom including higher order cognitive skills, decision-making, critical and creative thinking, research, and areas of personal interest
To provide learning environments that promote intellectual challenge. 
To develop social and emotional skills for successful interaction with others. 
To provide for the affective and emotional needs of developing gifted students. 
Educate parents and teachers about the unique academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted learners.

6. Gifted and Talented Program
Awards and accomplishments from the school year:
5th grade Quiz Bowl team (all GT students) won their tournament at the end of the year

7. Gifted and Talented Program
Awards and accomplishments from the school year:
PES 3rd and 4th grade students completed in the Greenwood Invitational Chess Tournament
Aiden Dybendal, 4th Grade GT student won 1st place in the Greenwood Invitational Chess Tournament