Gifted and Talented Program

The Gifted and Talented Education Department aims to help students realize and reach their full potential while making learning an enjoyable and challenging experience.
Our department emphasizes the importance of talent development that encourages equity and inclusion across the district.

Gifted Referral Testing

Akron Public Schools offers gifted referral testing twice a year. Students, parents, teachers or administrators may refer students for gifted testing at any time during the school year by completing the form below. The form includes dates, times and locations of referral testing.

Gifted and Talented Academic Referral Form

Students Develop:

• Critical and creative thinking processes
• Research and independent study skills
• Presentation skills
• Perseverance
• Teamwork

All elementary students (grades K-5, or grade 6 in the East cluster) identified as gifted and talented in a specific academic ability area, superior cognitive and creative thinking are serviced by a Gifted Intervention Specialist (GIS). The building GIS may service gifted identified students through a Service Delivery Model that utilizes four main components:

• Consultation
• Collaboration
• Co-teaching
• Resource Room/pull-out

Visual Performing Arts Nomination

Students, parents, teachers or administrators may refer students for identification in the Visual & Performing Arts by completing the nomination form below. VPA demonstrations occur once a year. The date, time and location are included on the nomination form.

Visual Performing Arts Nomination Form