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Board approves updated AIG plan; district identifies 16% of students as academically gifted
Summary
The Board approved the triennial Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) plan. District staff said Lee County identifies about 16% of students as AIG while state funding covers up to 4% of allotted average daily membership; state per-student funding has been about $1,400–$1,500.
The Lee County Board of Education approved the district’s updated Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) plan, a required three-year submission under state law.
Dylan Crockett, who presented the plan to the curriculum and instruction committee, told the board that the district currently identifies about 16% of students as academically and/or intellectually gifted and that state funding is provided for a maximum of 4% of a district’s allotted average daily membership (ADM). "For AIG funding, we do receive state funding... for a maximum of 4% of its allotted average daily membership," Crockett said, adding that the state-provided per-student amount has been roughly $1,400 to a little over $1,500 in recent years, and that for Lee County this has equated to mid-$500,000 supporting primarily AIG specialists in eight elementary schools.
Crockett explained that the plan aligns with state statute (Article 9B), state AIG program standards and local policy, and that it addresses identification, programming, curriculum differentiation, personnel training and data use to revise the plan.
The board voted to approve the AIG plan on a motion presented during new business; the motion passed by voice vote with no recorded roll-call in the transcript.
Why it matters: The district’s AIG plan sets the framework for identifying and serving gifted students. Staff emphasized that identification percentages and funding differ: the district’s identification rate exceeds the portion funded by the state, which has implications for local staffing and program costs.
What’s next: The district will implement the plan and periodically revise identification criteria and programming as data dictate; staff will present the plan sections aligning to district strategic goals.
