About 1 in 5 MCPS students are identified as gifted and talented. There are gifted students in every demographic, including students who receive services such as FARMS, Special Education and ESOL. Equity demands that MCPS identify and support these students in accordance with state law and MCPS policies, but MCPS continues to leave thousands of students without adequate and equitable programming. Despite years of promises, MCPS has fallen behind in its commitments in nearly every aspect of oversight, accountability, transparency, and community engagement.

The MCCPTA Gifted Education Committee filed a Complaint from the Public on May 2, 2022 to ask MCPS to begin fixing these longstanding problems. An exciting new opportunity for institutional reform now exists under our newly appointed Superintendent, her recently announced central office reorganization plans – in particular, the addition of a deputy superintendent and chief academic officer to focus on equitable teaching and learning, and the technology infrastructure and strategic initiatives developed during the pandemic. We hope our CFP will become part of Dr. McKnight’s blueprint for gifted education in MCPS.

More details and the full CFP can be found at this link. Please support the GEC’s requests by emailing the Board of Education and MCPS using this ActiveNetwork campaign or by composing your own email, using the linked template as a guide. (You can also use the linked template to email directly if you receive an error message on Action Network)