FAQ's

2. Which districts in MA have G&T programs?

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As listed in our Constitution, the purposes of this Association shall be to encourage, assist and to initiate efforts so that every Massachusetts person shall have an opportunity to be educated fully commensurate with his/her ability or talent without restriction so that each person in the Commonwealth may have opportunity to be as fully developed as possible by availability of educational programs beyond those regularly provided. Of particular concern to this Association are those individuals who demonstrate special talents, gifts and/or aptitudes.

How does that translate to action?

We provide information and advice to address individual needs. Through individual communications, group discussions, G&T conferences, our Website and MAGEInfo, we educate individuals on:

the common characteristics & differing needs of gifted children;
the many options in acceleration;
the variety of available resources;
effective techniques for individual advocacy.

Additionally, we educate the general public about gifted children (the first two bullets above) and advocate for them at the state and national level in order to

to identify and disseminate resources in gifted education to teachers, administrators, parents and other interested community members
to advocate for the appropriate education of gifted children in the state of Massachusetts and beyond
to educate teachers, administrators, parents and other community members in instruction, pedagogy and political advances in the area of gifted education
to serve as an opportunity for community members of all kinds to get involved in the vital mission of educating gifted children

to connect community members to others with the same questions, goals and concerns for the future of gifted children in Massachusetts and beyond and
to represent the gifted children in the state of Massachusetts when building relationships outside the state that can further gifted education.

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2. Which districts in MA have G&T programs?

This is a difficult question to answer! Since Massachusetts does not mandate identifying or serving the needs of G&T students it is up to each district to decide what - if anything - they will provide. Therefore, there is not an ongoing record of districts and their policies. Below is a beginning list of services for districts as we know them at this time. Please email sdlangley@aol.com if you can provide information about other districts for us to include here.

Districts: In addition to listing the districts with services, we'd like to include a brief blurb about the services. Please send us a brief statement to sdlangley@aol.com. Thank you!

NOTE: G&T programming varies widely from district to district, and in this time of budget cuts it is not certain that these programs will continue on. You should ALWAYS contact a district for more information. Thank you!

Updated 3/30/09.

Agawam
Arlington
Barnstable
Bedford
Beverly (Fee based)
Brockton (This is a program that begins in Grade 4 and continues through grade 8. You can check out their link at Brockton Public Schools. They are also in the last phase of becoming an Intern Baccalaureate School.)
Brookline
Duxbury - Duxbury MA is piloting a program for “advanced learners” for grades 3, 4, and 5. The pilot is modeled after Brookline and Barnstable’s programs. Here is a story in the local paper about the program: http://duxburyclipper.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2226&Itemid=61 Thanks to Eileen O. for the update on 9/11/08.
East Longmeadow
Framingham
Quincy
Somerset
Triton
Waltham

Also, there are private schools in the state including Sage School, Phoenix School, BU Academy and Commonwealth High School.