Berendo Middle School- GATE/ SAS
About Us
Goal
To identify Gifted and Talented students, including those from diverse racial, socioeconomic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds, and provide high-quality differentiated opportunities for learning that meet students' unique abilities and talents.
Plan
LAUSD has developed a plan for K-12 Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) which includes District policies and procedures for identifying gifted/talented learners and providing services, support and program options to meet their academic and social-emotional needs. LAUSD Gifted/Talented Programs is driven by a philosophy of equitable and inclusive access. All LAUSD schools must provide a GATE program. For more information click here.
Identification
LAUSD identifies gifted learners in seven categories: Intellectual Ability, High Achievement, Specific Academic Ability, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Creative Ability, and Leadership Ability. The District’s policies and procedures for gifted/talented identification are in accordance with California State requirements. For more information click here.
Program Options
Programs are offered to students who require an environment which encourages extremely high levels of abstract thinking, motivation, interest, achievement, peer interaction, and a radically accelerated pace of learning. Acceptance is based on eligibility criteria, availability of space, and any specific conditions unique to the school. The following lists the program opportunities: Resident School GATE Program, Schools for Advanced Studies, Magnet Programs, Honors and Advanced Placement classes, and the Conservatory of Fine Arts. For more information click here.
Differentiation
Teachers of gifted/talented students differentiate the core curriculum through various means, including flexible groupings, acceleration of content, independent study, tiered assignments, interest centers, learning centers, compacting in student’s area of strength, mentorships, adjusting questions, honors and advanced placement courses, and use of above grade-level resources. A local school program must comply with a more rigorous standard providing differentiation, rather than “One-Size-Fits-All” instruction as an integral part of the regular school day. For more information click here.
History
For information on the history of gifted and talented programs in LAUSD click here.
Program Options
LAUSD GATE programs provide high-quality differentiated instruction with an emphasis on depth, complexity, acceleration, and novelty. They offer high-level academic opportunities that meet the unique needs of K-12 gifted learners. Acceptance is based on eligibility criteria, availability of space, and program-specific selection process.
For the verification of eligibility process for Schools for Advanced Studies and Gifted Magnets, please click on the corresponding link below.
LAUSD GATE program options include:
Resident School GATE Program (all schools cluster gifted students and provide differentiated instruction)
Schools for Advanced Studies (SAS) (150 demonstration sites across the District)
