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Wake County reports ~30,500 AIG identifications, outlines 2025–28 AIG plan priorities
Summary
Wake County Schools staff told the Student Achievement Committee that about 30,500 students are identified for academically or intellectually gifted (AIG) services, outlined program standards grounded in Article 9B, and previewed a 2025–28 AIG plan focused on access, instruction and teacher certification.
Dr. Stacy Wilson Norman, the district's chief academic officer, and advanced learning staff told the Student Achievement Committee on April 1 that roughly 30,500 Wake County students are identified as AIG (academically or intellectually gifted) and that the district is preparing a 2025–28 AIG plan that will prioritize access, academic advancement, and policy/practice alignment.
Drew Cook, an advanced learning staff member, said the current AIG identification count of about 30,500 represents roughly 19% of Wake County's student population — up from about 25,000–26,000 five to six years ago and higher than the statewide average of about 11%. Cook said roughly 91% of Wake County's AIG subgroup met the state's college-and-career readiness benchmark in 2024 (the higher benchmark used for that subgroup) and…
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