Regional Gifted Center Wishlist
CPS’s Regional Gifted Centers (K-8) provide accelerated learning opportunities for children identified as gifted. Located across the city, they focus on utilizing critical thinking, problem solving, and logical reasoning. They also support gifted students strong interest in making a better world. Private support has been valuable in providing unique, appealing, and stimulating activities for students in the nine Centers.
The CPS budget funds compensation for 27,000 teachers, 600 principals and the support staff of 19,000. Each school’s budget also funds textbooks, library books and materials, food, building maintenance and security. In addition, all schools have modest allocations for technology and library books, although not at an optimal level.
The following numbers reflect the total costs associated with each item. Donations may be made in any amount towards any of the items listed below. Donations may be made online by clicking the red “Donate Now” button.
Digital camera for photography projects involving graphic design techniques and integration into a multi-faceted learning project. $100
Video camcorder $125
Talking Odyssey Interactive Globe $140
Junior Great Books set for one classroom $400
Gifted classroom “change the world” project $500
Regional Gifted Leadership Council – regular convening of Center principals for professional development and coordination (current funds cover only convening of Gifted Program Coordinators. $1000
Musical equipment for a small school band $2500
Cluster of ten gifted classrooms “change the world” projects including cross-classroom and teacher collaboration. $5000
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