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Board approves 2025–28 gifted plan after lengthy debate over LEAP, race-neutral identification
Summary
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the district’s Academically and Intellectually Gifted plan for 2025–2028 after staff outlined state-driven changes and board members debated identification methods and LEAP’s scope.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the district’s Academically and Intellectually Gifted plan for 2025–2028 after a multi-hour presentation and extended board discussion about identification, program intent and equity.
The plan and debate: district staff described a three-year continuous improvement plan the district must submit to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI). Staff said the plan requires changes to comply with state guidance, including removing race and gender from certain identification pools and using race‑neutral processes. The presenter said the district will “make all identification race and gender neutral” and will end the LEAP deferment option, citing concern that deferments create gaps in students’ math…
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