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Gifted advisory recommends better data, targeted staffing and coaching to identify and serve gifted learners
Summary
The Gifted Community Advisory Committee (GCAC) told the board the division should use MAP data to develop clearer outcome measures, prioritize staffing for gifted resource teachers, and expand coaching to schools with low identification rates; the board asked for more data and follow-up.
The Gifted Community Advisory Committee (GCAC) presented five recommendations on June 24 aimed at improving identification, staffing and instructional consistency for gifted learners across Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
Why it matters: GCAC members said the system should rely on richer assessment and growth measures to find gifted students who are currently missed, particularly among economically disadvantaged and twice-exceptional populations. The committee urged the district to use existing MAP (NWEA) data to create visual indicators and to allocate Gifted Resource Teacher (GRT) staffing based on identified need rather than fixed…
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