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All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent. ~ John F. Kennedy

Our Mission at Plum Creek Elementary:

To understand the nature and needs of talented and gifted students and establish an environment that will encourage and challenge them to excel to the fullest extent of their abilities. To provide an ongoing identification process of screening and selecting students in grades 1-5.

State Goal for Services for Gifted Students:

Students who participate in services designed for gifted students will demonstrate skills in self-directed learning, thinking, research, and communication as evidenced by the development of innovative products and performances that reflect individuality and creativity and are advanced in relation to students of similar age, experience, or environment.

State Definition of Giftedness:

Gifted and Talented student refers to a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who:

exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area; or

posses an unusual capacity for leadership; or

excels in a specific academic area.

The Needs of Gifted Learners:

Gifted students have some of the same basic needs as other students: love, understanding, encouragement to grow, companionship, guidance, respect, support, acceptance, and security. However they also have special needs which correspond to their special natures: A flexible academic program, freedom from academic restrictions, time and freedom to experiment, open access to learning resources, confrontation with problems and issues of society for which there are no single solutions, opportunity to brainstorm ideas, encouragement to ask questions, make discoveries, pursue interests in-depth, opportunities to work with other gifted students at some time and help others, and friendly recognition of their giftedness. ~ Susan Maxey

What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning. ~ Chuck Grassley

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