Academically Gifted (AG) Program

Primary Contact Person

Kathy Putnam, AG Coordinator
Email: kputnam@wcpss.net
Phone: 577-1337

Recent Updates

7/27/2009 - Letter Sent to 7th Grade AG Families

7/27/2009 - Letter Sent to 8th Grade AG Families

Important Links

Wake County Schools Academically Gifted Program Website

NCDPI's Academically Gifted Program Website

What are the differences between elementary and middle school AG programs?

The service for identified fourth and fifth grade students includes differentiation within the general education setting. Appropriate options, such as curriculum compacting and a variety of extension activities  match individual student needs for differentiation. In addition, the elementary program offers a pull-out resource program for the strong and very strong students.

In contrast, the AG middle school students receive their differentiated services for their area(s) of identification in the following ways:

• Students identified in reading will be clustered for instruction with the emphasis in language arts on the development of creative and critical thinking skills to improve reading comprehension, literary analysis, and composition. The middle school AG program for language arts will prepare the gifted student for the rigors of high school honors and advanced placement (AP) English and other humanities courses.
  
  
• Middle school students identified with a strong or very strong need for differentiation in math are enrolled in specific courses in the mathematics sequence, so that they will have completed Algebra I and/or Honors Geometry prior to entering high school. These advanced level courses are designed to develop conceptual understanding and abstract reasoning in mathematics. The middle school AG math program prepares the gifted students with the necessary skills to successfully compete in high school honors and advanced placement (AP) math and science courses.