Definition of Gifted and Talented Students
A "gifted and talented student" is a student who is identified as: 

Having outstanding talent and performing, or showing the potential for performing, at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with other students of a similar age, experience or environment;

• Exhibiting high performance capability in intellectual, creative or artistic areas;

• Possessing an unusual leadership capacity; or 

• Excelling in specific academic fields. (Maryland Code of Law 8-201).

Formal identification begins at the end of 2nd grade.  Somerset County Public Schools offer a variety of services for students who are identified.  

GT Services include:

Differentiated instruction

• Cluster grouping

• Enrichment groups

• Independent study

• Grade and subject acceleration

• Summer centers and camps

• AP courses

• Honors Courses

• Dual Enrollment Courses

• High School Internships

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