About the Gifted Program
Gifted students are those students who demonstrate high levels of academic accomplishment or show exceptional academic potential beyond their age peers of similar experience or environment. These students need advanced and complex content that is paced and sequenced to respond to their intellectual curiosity, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and rapid acquisition and mastery of information.
The PWCS Gifted Education Program offers pull-out resource services in kindergarten through 12th grade for students whose learning needs cannot be entirely met in the general education classroom setting.
Gifted students typically have one of more of the following characteristics.
- Curious, questioning attitude
- Keen observer
- Vivid imagination
- Learns quickly
- Sophisticated sense of humor
- Exceptional memory
- Sensitive to human issues, fairness, justice
- Strong communication skills
- Motivated to learn or develop a skill
- Quick to learn a second language
- Intense interests
- Enjoys problem-solving
The gifted education identification process is ongoing throughout the school year. A student may be referred at any time by a parent, professional, divisionwide screening tool, or student self-referral. The process begins with the completion of a referral form submitted to the gifted resource teacher at your school. These forms are available below.
Gifted referral form - English (PDF)
Gifted referral form – Spanish (PDF)
Please return your referral form to the gifted education resource teacher at Buckland Mills Elementary for your child’s grade level.
If you would like a printed copy of the referral form, have any questions about gifted services, or would like more information, please contact Ms. Linehan at [email protected] or 703-530-1540
More information about the gifted identification process and gifted education can also be found on the PWCS Gifted Education Website.
About the Teacher
Hi, I am Kellie Linehan, the Gifted Education teacher at Buckland Mills. I started working at BMES in 2012 after graduating from Radford University, teaching both 3rd and 1st grade, before moving up to become our Gifted teacher.
I have Masters of Education with a specialty in Gifted Education from George Mason University.
I am looking forward to this year and working with each and every one of you to make it a great year!! We can do this together!! #TeamBMES
