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Winchester reviews gifted program, presenter asks for three additional teachers
Summary
Winchester Public Schools’ gifted-program coordinator reviewed referrals, proportionality and summer projects, and asked the board to add three gifted teachers to create building-based coverage; the board did not take formal action but was asked to consider the request during budget planning.
Sarah Gardner, the district’s gifted-program presenter, told the Winchester School Board she is seeking three additional gifted-teacher positions and outlined referral and eligibility data showing rising identification activity. Nut graf: Gardner said the division currently has one gifted teacher for more than 4,000 students and cited Virginia Department of Education guidance recommending roughly one gifted teacher per 1,000 students; she asked the board to consider adding three positions and making them building-specific to ensure predictable, visible services for K–12 students. Gardner opened her annual review by describing a multi-year rise in teacher referrals for gifted evaluation and training that she said is driving that increase. "Teachers are now referring on average 25 more students each year than the previous year," Gardner said, and she gave year-by-year referral…
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