Emerson Elementary School

Continuum of Services Plan Grade Level Cluster: Elementary · Curricular Area Placement Service Options base on needs Person(s) Responsible · Reading Cluster grouping Curriculum compacting Classroom teachers · Pull out groups Replacement of the curriculum with more rigorous Gifted Education Specialist · options · Pacing considerations · Focus on advanced vocabulary · Presentations · Pull out group (4th & 5th) · Math Cluster grouping Subject acceleration Classroom teacher · Pull out groups Enrichment Gifted education Specialist · Pacing considerations · Curriculum compacting · Pull out group (4th & 5th) · Science Regular Classroom Differentiation of opportunities available to and Classroom teachers · required of all students Gifted Education specialist · Social Studies Regular Classroom Differentiation of opportunities available to and Classroom teacher · required of all students Gifted Education specialist · In the Indianola Community School District · we meet the affective needs of our gifted students through our academic setting in cluster grouping · and acceleration by providing the following: · The opportunity to work with others of similar interest · ability · and drive · The appropriate level of challenge in the regular classroom through differentiation · The appropriate flexible pacing through the curriculum · based on individual needs · Some gifted students will need assistance from our district’s professional school counselors in coping with their heightened sensitivity · perfectionism · asynchronous development