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District to move GATE program to Bayport Elementary; plans to expand cluster services in all elementaries
Summary
District staff presented a review of gifted programming and said the GATE (gifted and talented education) program will move from Stillwater Middle School to Bayport Elementary; staff outlined steps to expand cluster programming, refine identification and provide teacher professional development.
The Stillwater Area Public Schools board heard a review of the district’s gifted programming and next steps, including a decision to move the district GATE program into an elementary school.
District staff said the GATE program, currently housed at Stillwater Middle School, will relocate to one of the district’s new elementary buildings — Bayport Elementary — citing a more developmentally appropriate environment and additional collaborative learning spaces. “The GATE program will be moving to 1 of our new elementary schools. It’s gonna go to Bayport Elementary,” the district presenter said.
The move is part of a broader set of changes staff described for elementary cluster programming. The district plans to expand cluster programming across all seven elementary…
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