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Gifted Services

 

Becky Quinn
District Gifted Coordinator

email: rquinn@aurora-schools.org
phone: 330-954-2179

Aurora City School District is committed to meeting the needs of advanced and gifted students in a variety of formal and informal ways across grades K-12. A myriad of services are available, including access to Gifted Clusters and Differentiated Art courses at the elementary and MS levels, Differentiated Elective courses / Advanced courses / Gifted courses / Honors courses / CCP courses at the MS level, and Honors course / AP course / Differentiated Art courses / CCP courses at the HS level. Many of the services we provide seek to enhance the learning experience for all students within a class or school, providing more rigorous learning opportunities to students as they show readiness over time. The ongoing professional development we provide for our gifted service providers supports them in meeting the varied academic, social, and emotional needs of gifted students across the district.  

To learn more about assessments used for the purpose of gifted identification, gifted services available across the district, and ways that we help to proactively address issues of access and equity in identification and service, please visit the links on the right side of this page. Links are updated and additional resources for parents/guardians are posted to this page throughout each school year.

 

 

Documents

 

K-12 Advanced / Gifted Resources

2025-26 ACSD Gifted Testing Overview 

This document identifies the assessments and cut scores used within ACSD for the purpose of gifted screening and identification.  All assessments are approved by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) for this use.

2025-26 ACSD Gifted Screening / Identification and Service Plan 

This document provides an overview of the referral process, screening / identification of gifted students, the continuum of gifted services provided within Aurora City Schools, and other relevant information.

Referral Forms - Testing for the Purpose of Gifted Identification 

Acceleration Resources

Advanced / Gifted Services Resources - Aurora High School

AHS Program of Studies - see the guide linked on this site to view the Honors courses / AP courses / Art courses at AHS - including prerequisites, trajectories, and offerings within each content area

Advanced / Gifted Services Resources - Harmon MS

 

Advanced / Gifted Services Resources -                            Leighton Elementary School (Grades 3-5)

2025-26 Services for Gifted and/or Advanced Learners at Leighton Elementary School & Selection Criteria

Advanced / Gifted Services Resources -                            Craddock Elementary School (Grades 1-2)

2025-26 Services for Gifted and/or Advanced Learners at Craddock Elementary School & Selection Criteria

Other Resources of Interest to Families of                          Advanced / Gifted Students

College Credit Plus - Grades 7-12

Look for communication to all families of 6th-11th grade students in fall of each school year for information about CCP Informational Night sessions.  (CCP is an option for students who will enter grades 7-12 the following school year.) Attending this session, meeting with a Counselor, and submitting the Intent to Apply Form to the student’s current School Counselor by April 1st is required to apply and possibly enroll in CCP coursework the following summer, fall, and/or spring.

CCP Information - AHS Website

Ohio Department of Education & Workforce CCP Website

Credit Flexibility - Grades 7-12

AHS Credit Flexibility Handbook

AHS Credit Flexibility Form

HMS Credit Flexibility Guidelines

HMS Credit Flexibility Form

 

Resources for Parents/Guardians of Gifted Children

Gifted Articles and Previous Presentations