Gifted Program
Gifted Education
The goal of Warren County Public Schools is to provide a quality educational
opportunity for every student to achieve his/her highest academic learning potential, develop
positive core values reflective of our community, and enter higher education and/or the
workforce.
Certain students have exceptional needs and require additional or different services to reach their potential for achievement. Gifted students are among those who require special services as both a group and as individuals. The division is committed to providing identified students differentiated instruction through opportunities for extension, acceleration, and/or enrichment.
Services begin with identification of eligible students, K-12, and proceed through differentiated
programs and opportunities as a continuum of services, for students gifted in general intellectual
aptitude (K-12).
Referral Process
The search for and identification of gifted students is a continuous process.
Referrals may be made by parents or legal guardians, teachers, professionals, or students by direct referral or through the screening process. Transfer students who have been previously identified in another school system are automatically referred, but must meet the district’s
criteria to be identified in WCPS. Referrals are accepted from September 15 through March 15.
To make a referral, please reach out to your student’s teacher, or download, complete and return the following forms to your child’s teacher:
Parent Information Form- English
Parent Information Form- Spanish
Data used to identify students will include a standardized, nationally normed ability test and a standardized, nationally normed achievement test. Additionally, parents and teachers complete a student rating scale. On some occasions, grades, test scores, student interviews and student produced products are considered.
Students in second grade, with parental permission, will be screened using the online CogAT Screening Form. Screening will take place in January/February of each year.Students who score at or above a certain percentile rank, will be recommended to proceed with a full evaluation.
Local Plan for the Gifted
Warren County Public Schools Local Plan for the Gifted
Gifted Advisory Committee
The Warren County Public Schools local advisory committee shall be composed of
parents/guardians, school personnel, and other community members who are appointed
by the school board. This committee shall reflect the ethnic and geographical
composition of the school division. This committee shall have two responsibilities: (1) to
review annually the local plan for the education of gifted students, including revisions,
and (2) to determine the extent to which the plan for the previous year was implemented.
The findings of the annual program effectiveness and the recommendations of the
advisory committee shall be submitted annually in writing to the division superintendent
and the school board. The committee will meet a minimum of four times per year.
Members will be appointed for a one-year term although membership is not limited to
one term. Members of the committee will elect officers to conduct the business of the
committee. All meetings are open to the public.
2024-2025 Meeting Dates
All meetings are held from 4:15- 5:30 PM at the WCPS school board office at 210 N Commerce Ave, Front Royal, VA 22630.
October 21, 2024
December 9, 2024
February 10, 2025
April 7, 2025