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Chatham County Board approves revised AIG plan for 2025–2028, aligns identification with state guidance
Summary
The Chatham County Board of Education unanimously approved a three-year AIG plan that adds district norms alongside national norms, incorporates EOG/EOC level-5 results into identification, removes a nonverbal test from the math pathway, and creates an 'intellectually gifted' pathway. The plan will be submitted to the State Board of Education.
The Chatham County Board of Education voted June 2 to approve a revised Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) plan covering 2025–2028 that the district says will expand identification and promote equity.
Mister Leonard, who presented the plan to the board, said the rewrite incorporated community, educator and state feedback and highlighted several substantive changes: the plan will use district norms in addition to national norms; it will include beginning‑ and end‑of‑grade/course EOG/EOC tests (including level‑5 math scores) as pathways for identification; the district removed the nonverbal battery from the math identification process and created a separate "intellectually gifted" pathway focused on critical thinking and problem solving.
"We also removed the nonverbal battery from the math identification and wanted to create an intellectually gifted pathway," Mister Leonard said, summarizing a key drafting decision aimed at aligning local practice with current research and state guidance.
Board materials cite the governing requirement as "Article 9 b of state statute 1 15 c 1 50" (as presented during the meeting) and described the local approval as a prerequisite for submission to the State Board of Education. Dr. Amanda Moran told the board the district will upload the approved plan to the state's NC‑SIP system and that the plan is due to the state after local approval.
Supporters said the changes aim to address underrepresentation in AIG programs and to create multiple pathways for identification so more students from varied backgrounds can be recognized for advanced instruction. The plan retains an emphasis on professional learning and data‑driven decision making, and calls for continued review of single‑subject acceleration and specialist allocations.
Chair moved the motion to approve the AIG plan and Speaker 13 seconded. The board approved the plan by voice vote; the meeting record shows 'aye' votes and no opposed voices were recorded.
Next steps: the locally approved plan will be uploaded to the NC SIP system and submitted to the State Board of Education for their review as required by state rule. The board said the district will continue to monitor implementation and report progress during the three‑year cycle.
Provenance: Board presentation and discussion of the plan occurred during the action item labeled "AIG plan for 2025 through 2028" and the motion and vote were recorded later in the meeting.
Ending: The AIG plan passed unanimously and the district will forward it to the state for final review.
