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District outlines expansion of gifted services, proposes doubling capacity at Highland Junior High
Summary
District staff described a plan to increase gifted teacher endorsements, expand secondary programming and double capacity at the Highland Junior High gifted academy. Presenters said Gilbert identifies about 11.1% of students as gifted and is working to endorse dozens more teachers to support acceleration, enrichment and project‑based learning.
District staff presented a multi-year plan on Sept. 23 to expand gifted and advanced learning services across the Gilbert Unified District, aiming to widen access and build vertical alignment from elementary school through high school.
Assistant Superintendent Jared Ryan introduced Brent Gardner, coordinator of advanced learning, and Jordan Hall, advanced learning specialist, who described training and program changes intended to reach more students and better align services K–12. Gardner told the board that roughly 11.1% of GPS students are currently identified as gifted, compared with the roughly 3% figure typically used to define gifted identification by category. “In Gilbert Public Schools, about…
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