Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Education Gifted Programs topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Nash County board approves updated AIG plan with new academic-identification pathway
Summary
The board approved a revised Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) plan that adds an achievement/academic pathway using state test scores, a rebranded K–2 program, podcast partnership plans, and digital progress tracking.
The Nash County Public Schools board approved an updated AIG (Academically and Intellectually Gifted) plan for the 2025 cycle after administrators summarized proposed revisions from a 92-page draft.
Staff said the plan adds an achievement/academic pathway that can identify students as academically gifted in reading, math or phonics when they score a 5 on state End-of-Grade or End-of-Course tests and supply two supporting artifacts in the 90th percentile. Identification as "intellectually gifted" still requires an aptitude test, staff said.
The plan also proposes rebranding the district's K–2 services under a new acronym, LOINC ("building logical, original, outstanding minds"), which staff said would provide whole-group lessons twice a month and targeted pull-out groups later in the year. The district expects the program initially to delay kindergarten rollout until after the first semester.
Staff described other changes that include continued professional development for AIG teachers, use of a digital data notebook to track district benchmarks and EOG trends, alignment to the state's career-development plan for middle and high school students, and a plan to buy podcast equipment to promote AIG programming and partnerships.
Board members asked questions about outreach and implementation. One board member praised the podcast idea as a way to tell district stories first and reach families.
A motion to approve the 2025 AIG plan passed on a voice vote. Administrators said the plan incorporates state Department of Public Instruction feedback and stakeholder survey responses from students, parents and teachers.
Staff did not provide an implementation schedule in the presentation; they described the plan as the result of multi-year review and stakeholder input and said the CTE coordinator would assist with career-plan integration for older students.
