Gifted
Resource 
Gifted education in Virginia Beach City Public Schools is available in three distinct forms: the full-time gifted elementary school; the one day a week pullout Art and Dance Programs; and the cluster-resource model.
At Tallwood, it is provided to students through the cluster-resource model with the gifted resource teacher providing support and resources to the teachers and students assigned to the cluster classroom.
Grades 2-5
In grades 2-5, the resource-cluster model places a small group (cluster) of identified gifted students in a classroom with a cluster teacher. The gifted resource teacher and the cluster teacher collaborate to provide instructional activities and strategies designed to meet the needs of the gifted learner.
Grades K-1
The gifted resource teacher and the Kindergarten and first grade teachers collaborate to provide lessons that stimulate and meet the needs of high ability students in their classrooms. Although students are not identified as intellectually gifted until the end of first grade, services from the gifted resource teacher help develop the talents and abilities of these students. Whole group instruction and or flexible grouping strategies are incorporated into classrooms to provide higher level thinking experiences.
Tallwood Elementary Testing Dates
1st Quarter
Thursday, October 4, 2001
2nd Quarter
Wednesday, November 28, 2001
1st Grade Screening
Wednesday, January 23, 2002
ODC/KLMS Applicants
Wednesday, February 27, 2002
1st Grade Testing
Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Eligibility Committee Meetings
January 4, 2002 March 22, 2002 June 3, 2002 Gifted Elementary School Old Donation Center (ODC) is Virginia Beach City Public Schools' centrally located full-time gifted elementary school.
One Day A Week Pullout Gifted Education
Old Donation offers a one day a week Visual Arts Program and a Dance Program that students attend at Old Donation Center on a specified day. ODC Application Deadlines may be viewed by clicking on this link.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools Information regarding Virginia Beach City Public Schools' Gifted programs is available at the following websites:
Curriculum and Instruction Elementary School Gifted Programs (VBCPS)
TALLWOOD
