AIG and Advanced Placement
Durham Public Schools believes that it is our responsibility to discover, nurture, and develop the potential of every student to be successful both in school and in adult life. We further believe that we must provide a challenging education for all of our students. Services for academically and intellectually gifted (AIG) students are an integral part of this overall goal to achieve an excellent level of education for all.
We recognize that academically and intellectually gifted students come from all ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic groups and that they are gifted in a wide range of academic and intellectual abilities. The process used to identify students in need of gifted services must be ongoing, reliant on multiple measures, free of bias and non-exclusionary.
Our goal, therefore, is to differentiate the educational program for academically and intellectually gifted students. This program offers a variety of settings and learning opportunities to enhance the students’ freedom to develop and to demonstrate gifted behaviors. Because students require guidance as they develop, we provide support to help them reach the highest levels of their capabilities. Support comes not only from within the school system, but also from parents and community members who provide extended learning activities to broaden the students’ experiences. Through cooperation from all of the adults in their lives, we are able to meet the goal of educating these students for success in the 21st century.
More students than ever are taking AP exams. The number of students in DPS who took AP courses rose from 1,304 to 1,323 during the 2008-09 school year. In addition, there was a 5.4 percent jump in the number of tests taken during that year, compared to the previous year. There were 2,748 AP tests administered, up from 2,606 in the 2007-08 school year.
- Read the AIG Local Plan
To see AIG programs in action, visit:
- Channel 4 video: A Day in the Life, Sandy Johnston
- Channel 4 video: AIG Parent Advocacy Board
