AIG Mission Statement for Orange County Schools
Orange County Schools and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction define gifted students as follows: “Academically or intellectually gifted students perform or show the potential to perform at substantially high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment. Academically or intellectually gifted students exhibit higher performance capabilities in intellectual areas and specific academic fields. Academically or intellectually gifted students require differentiated education 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.” (Article 9B, The North Carolina State Constitution.) With that broad definition as a context, Orange County Schools believes that in order for our most capable students to become effective citizens for the twenty-first century, their exceptional needs must be met. We will provide a responsive educational program beyond the regular classroom experience for these students. Our responsibility is to recognize, to nurture, and to respond to the academic, social and emotional needs of our gifted students.