Gifted & Talented Education

Reed's Gifted/Talented Programs value parents and families as an integral part of their children's education. We offer parents many resources and learning opportunities to expand their knowledge about the unique characteristics and needs of their gifted children.

 

Ms. Kaidin (our GATE coordinator) works with the administration and the counselors to try and ensure that ALL students (in every academy and the Individualized Honors Program (IHP)) are placed in an appropriately challenging academic schedule. Any child who is identified gifted in any core academic area will be placed in S.A.S. (Advanced Studies) classes in all core subjects. The teachers in these classes are trained in the needs and teaching techniques for gifted students. This training is updated annually. 

 

Please note that a student students may be placed in honors classes in any and all of our smaller learning communities and academies even without GATE Identification if there is evidence of potential qualification (i.e. academic records such as report cards/standardized test scores, etc.).

 

In addition, although recommended, students do NOT have to be identified highly gifted or have received a formal GATE designation to be admitted into the Individualized Honors Program. For admission requirements to IHP, click here.   For more on our IHP program specifically, click here.

 

Additional resources and information can be found at LAUSD's GATE website.