The Governing Board believes that all students deserve an education that challenges them to meet their fullest potential. The Board shall provide gifted and talented students in grades K-12 opportunities for learning commensurate with their particular abilities and talents.

The Board shall approve a district plan for gifted and talented education (GATE) which meets criteria established by the State Board of Education for program approval.

The district's program shall be designed to provide articulated learning experiences across subjects and grade levels and shall be aligned with and extend the state academic content standards and curriculum frameworks.

Identification of Gifted and Talented Students

Students may be identified for the GATE program on the basis of demonstrated or potential abilities in any one or more of the following categories: (Education Code 52202; 5 CCR 3822)

Intellectual Ability: The student demonstrates extraordinary or potential for extraordinary intellectual development.
Creative Ability: The student characteristically perceives unusual relationships among aspects of the student's environment and among ideas, overcomes obstacles to thinking and doing, and/or produces unique solutions to problems.
Specific Academic Ability: The student functions at highly advanced academic levels in particular subject areas.
Leadership Ability: The student displays the characteristic behaviors necessary for extraordinary leadership.
High Achievement: The student consistently produces advanced ideas and products and/or attains exceptionally high scores on achievement tests.
Performing and Visual Arts Talent: The student originates, performs, produces, or responds at extraordinarily high levels in the arts.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Jason Schmit, our site GATE advisor at the Below email or call (760) 367-9507.

Twentynine Palms Junior High School

Entering Student Placements & GATE Eligibility

Entering Student Placements & GATE Eligibility

Mathematics Placement

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Morongo Unified School District Board Policy 6172 Instruction

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