ABOUT AIG
Local AIG Plan
Based on the AIG Program Standards, each district creates the local AIG Plan. This comprehensive document contains the information about how Hickory Public Schools will address and meet each program standard for elementary, middle, and high school students. The 2019-2022 AIG Plan has been approved by the Hickory Public Schools School Board as well as the NC State Board of Education. The plan contains information on identification, curriculum differentiation, personnel and professional development, programming, community partnerships, and program accountability.
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Defining a Gifted Student
North Carolina defines AIG students in Article 9B (N.C.G.S. § 115C-150.5)
Academically or intellectually gifted (AIG) students perform or show the potential to perform at substantially high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experiences or environment. Academically or intellectually gifted students exhibit high performance capability in intellectual areas, specific academic fields, or in both the intellectual areas and specific academic fields. Academically or intellectually gifted students require differentiated educational services beyond those ordinarily provided by the regular educational program. Outstanding abilities are present in students from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.
About Me
I am originally from Hickory and attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While there, I obtained my Bachelor of Arts in Education and went on to teach kindergarten, second grade, and third grade. I obtained my AIG Licensure from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. I am married and have a daughter and a son.