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Idea Center leaders and students highlight gifted-program successes; a student urges universal screening
Summary
The Idea Center and gifted-program leaders reported outperforming state averages in ELA and math and improving science results; a student urged the board (and lawmakers) to require universal testing for gifted identification, saying teacher nominations can miss gifted children.
Idea Center staff reviewed their third-year results and program features at the March 12 Lindberg Schools Board meeting, highlighting academic outcomes, enrichment opportunities and community projects.
Gifted-program leaders said Lindberg gifted students continue to outperform Missouri gifted averages in English language arts and math and have shown improvement in fifth- and eighth-grade science results. Administrators described supports for PEGs and LEAP students —…
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