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Board approves 2025–28 AIG plan, cites identification and professional‑development goals
Summary
The board unanimously approved the district's three‑year Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) plan, which reiterates state Article 9B requirements, four identification pathways, expanded professional development and continued web‑based records for gifted students.
The Craven County Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s 2025–28 Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) plan on May 13 after a presentation on state requirements, local revisions and program goals.
The plan responds to state guidance (Article 9B) requiring local AIG plans every three years and sets goals for improved identification, expanded teacher professional development and better family and community communication.
What the plan covers Betsy Gatchel, the staff member who presented the plan, said the plan documents how the district will identify and serve gifted and potentially gifted learners, maintain digital records, refine honors‑course attestation and expand pathways and resources. Gatchel described state program standards and explained the plan’s development process, which included surveys, advisory‑group meetings, focus groups and a regional plan‑writing seminar.
On funding and identification, Gatchel referenced the state funding limit and district identification rates: the plan notes the state funds a maximum of 4 percent of average daily membership for AIG while the district’s April headcount identified approximately 10.36 percent of students for AIG services. When asked about dollar figures, Gatchel said: “It was $7.40 this past year, it’s dropping to $7.00 6 due to ADM adjustments and 90% of those pay for staff.”
Key program goals in the plan include: - Ensuring access to advanced learning opportunities and clarifying the district’s four identification pathways; - Supporting instructional staff with differentiated professional development, including local endorsement and certification cohorts and new mid‑level AIG training; - Implementing improved communication strategies for families and community partners, and maintaining thorough digital cumulative records (the district recently moved from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus for these records).
Board questions, funding and next steps Board members asked about state funding levels and the district’s share of costs. In response, Gatchel explained the funding amount cited and said roughly 90 percent of state AIG funds go to staff. Board members noted the district is serving more AIG‑identified students than the state funds directly and discussed the program’s reliance on local and district resources.
The motion to approve the plan passed unanimously. Board members requested continued mid‑cycle feedback and an advisory‑group update as the plan is implemented.
