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Director outlines growth and service-model changes for Muscogee County gifted program
Summary
Dr. Jennifer Rowe told the school board the district now has 2,661 identified gifted students, explained a state-driven end to the 'collaborative' service model, and described steps (teacher endorsements, referral windows, online referrals) the district is taking to maintain services.
Dr. Jennifer Rowe, director of gifted education, told the Muscogee County School District board during its March 9 work session that the district currently has 2,661 identified gifted students, up from 2,438 last year, representing about 8% of enrollment.
Rowe said the district uses an online referral system — one of only a few in Georgia — and that the district ran three referral windows last year to make testing more manageable. "Spring 2026 we currently have 610 referrals pending," she said, adding that the district continues to use…
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