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Gifted Program

The gifted program at Mountain View High School is designed to provide the gifted student with appropriate opportunities to excel in the classroom.  Among the curriculum options available to gifted students are gifted level classes , AP classes, and Gifted Internship classes.  Many academic clubs and teams are also options for MVHS gifted students.

Gifted Classes:
Gifted classes  in the four core areas provide an advanced  curriculum and are taught by teachers with gifted certification.  Classes are usually limited to 21 students.

AP Classes:
AP classes are offered in a variety of subject areas as a means of preparing students to take and pass college level examinations in a given area of study.  These classes are taught by teachers who have completed AP certification courses in the field they are teaching.  For a complete listing  of available courses, students should meet with a counselor.

Academic Teams:
Mountain View offers many  opportunities for the gifted student to participate in challenging competitions as a member of one of a number of award-winning academic teams.  For a complete listing of teams, a student should see his counselor or talk to a teacher in his chosen  field of interest.

Gifted Testing

Students wishing to test for possible entry into the gifted program at MVHS should see Mr. White in room 1.114. Students must be referred for testing in one of the following ways: teacher or counselor referral, standardized testing results, parent referral, self referral, transfer from a gifted program outside of Georgia or from a private school gifted program.  Students transferring from a public school gifted program within Georgia are eligible to enter the program under the reciprocity rule.  After the referral committee has reviewed a student’s records and has approved that student for testing, he must obtain a parent signature on a Permission to Test form to begin the testing process.  Gifted testing in the areas of mental ability, achievement, creativity, and motivation will determine placement or non-placement.

A gifted student who leaves the program must wait one year before retesting to be readmitted.  A student who leaves a public school gifted program within the state of Georgia to enter a private school or a school in another state and remains in that system for one year or more must retest  to be readmitted to the gifted program upon return to a public school.  For more details about the testing process, contact Mr. White at the number listed below.