Gifted & Talented
As part of the Lenape Valley Regional High School’s mission to the foster intellectual curiosity, confidence, and self-esteem of all students, it is recognized that there are students of extraordinary learning ability and otherwise gifted talent who perform or who have the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment in their peer group.
The Lenape Valley Regional High School District’s gifted and talented program strives to provide enrichment opportunities and experiences that explore students’ their intellectual, creative, and artistic gifts and talents beyond the confines of the classroom. These experiences afford learners the opportunity explore politics and law, the arts, sciences and other cultural outlets.
About G&T
Gifted and Talented is an extracurricular program that meets once a month. G&T offers teacher selected students the opportunity to participate in a wide range of presentations and workshops that they may not encounter in their everyday schedules and curriculum. Students are selected and voted in by their Freshman teachers for being academically gifted or talented in the arts. They complete an application process and then are eligible to attend all of the programs offered starting their sophomore year. Some of the programs offered to G&T students consist of musical performances, dance workshops, culinary workshops, Science & Medical presentations, Animal Rescue Shows, College & Scholarship opportunities, Author presentations, art related workshops, and more. In addition, many Gifted and Talented students are selected to attend the annual Sussex County Teen Arts Festival where they display their artwork or perform in theater, music, or dance. Senior G&T students have the opportunity to attend the bi-annual Dodge Poetry Festival as well.
Teacher Recommendation Checklist
Gifted and Talented Program Teacher Identification Questionnaire
The identification procedure begins with teachers. It is an ongoing process. Each teacher begins this process after comparing the student his/her peers. This process can be initiated at any time of the school year. The recommendation for continued participation the following year will be review by the Gifted and Talented (G&T) Advisor. Teachers who indentify a student for G&T will consider the questions below.
Please review the following characteristics and determine if you have observed these traits to a slight, moderate, or marked degree in your students. If you feel that a student exhibits several traits to a marked degree, please recommend him or her for the Gifted and Talented program.
Takes initiative and shows independence of action
Can show relationships among apparently unrelated ideas
Is alert, observant, shows curiosity
Shows motivation and drive, enjoys challenge
Can transfer learning from one situation to another
Has a fund of information and range of vocabulary
Needs little external motivation to follow through in work that initially excites him/her
Shows imagination, originality, creativity
Has a sense of humor
Strives toward perfection; is self-critical; is not easily satisfied with his/her own speed or products
Often is self-assertive (sometimes even aggressive); stubborn in his beliefs
Likes to organize and bring structure to things, people, and situations
Appeal Process
If an individual believes that a school district has not complied with the provisions of the Strengthening Gifted and Talented Education Act may file a complaint with the board of education. The complaint will be reviewed and addressed by the district's administration and the board shall issue a decision, in writing, to affirm, reject, or modify the district’s action in the matter. If you have a complaint regarding the processes and procedures related to the Lenape Valley's Gifted and Talented program, please complete the appeal form and submit it for review to the Principal.