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2024 Back-to-School Care Fair
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Join VB Schools and over 100 youth-serving organizations, agencies and school division departments for an informational and fun-filled day that gives families the opportunity to connect with valuable resources which promote youth development and well-being.

Gifted Intellectual Program

VBCPS identifies students in the areas of:

  • General Intellectual Aptitude (advanced aptitudes demonstrated by skills and creative expression in general intellectual ability); and
  • Visual and Performing Arts Aptitude (specific aptitudes in selected visual or performing arts demonstrated by skills and creative expression and excelling consistently in the development of a product or performance in any of the visual and/or performing arts).

The application for students currently enrolled in grades 1-7 will be available in the fall. The application deadline for students in grades 2-7 is Jan. 8, 2024 at 4 p.m. The application deadline for students in grade 1 is Mar. 1, 2024 at 4 p.m.

Virginia Beach City Public Schools identifies students for General Intellectual Aptitude (GIA) which means advanced aptitudes demonstrated by skills and creative expression in general intellect ability.

Applications for the Resource-Cluster program and Old Donation School will be available in the fall according to the timeline below.

Oct. 11, 2024

Gifted Application Management Site begins accepting applications for all eligible grades;
Nov. 7, 2024 Fall Deadline: Resource-cluster program applications due by 4 p.m. for students currently in grades 9-12
December 2024 Fall Gifted Identification and Placement Committee meeting for applicants in grades 9-12
Dec. 11, 2024 ODS Gifted Intellectual Program Information Night
(Rising third through eighth graders)
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, starting at 5:00 p.m.
Old Donation School, 4633 Honeygrove Road
Jan. 7, 2025 Deadline: Resource-cluster program and Old Donation School applications due by 4 p.m. for students currently in grades 5-7

Deadline: Resource-cluster program applications due by 4 p.m. for students currently in grade 8
Feb. 7, 2025 Deadline: Resource-cluster program and Old Donation School applications due by 4 p.m. for students currently in grades 2-4
March 2025 Gifted Identification and Placement Committee meeting for applicants in grades 5-8

ODS Rating Committee meeting for applicants in grades 5-7
Mar. 7, 2025 Spring Deadline: Resource-cluster program applications due by 4 p.m. for students currently in grades 9-12
May 2025 Gifted Identification and Placement Committee meeting for applicants in grades 2-4

ODS Rating Committee meeting for applicants in grades 2-4

Spring Gifted Identification and Placement Committee meeting for applicants in grades 9-12

 

Contact Us

For more information regarding the identification and placement process, you can review the Local Plan for the Education of the Gifted or contact the Gifted Testing Office at 757-263-6870 or giftedtesting@vbschools.com.

For assistance completing the application or for more information regarding the resource-cluster program, contact your school’s GRT or the Office of Gifted Programs at 757-263-1188.