The
Mitchell County Schools Academically and Intellectually Gifted program,
commonly referred to as AIG, is maintained to provide students who
exhibit high performance capabilities in intellectual disciplines an
opportunity to be both challenged and successful. MCS provides a range
of educational opportunities in order to meet the needs of each AIG
student. Our program is committed to planning and maintaining a
program for advanced learners within our system which is flexible
enough to respond to the changing goals of education and which prepares
our students to become life-long learners, able to compete in our
rapidly changing world.
Mitchell County Schools has developed their local AIG plan based on the NC AIG Program Standards (as adopted by the State Board of Education, July 2009). These Standards serve as a statewide framework and guide LEAs to develop, coordinate and implement thoughtful and comprehensive AIG programs. The NC AIG Program Standards encompass six principle standards with accompanying practices.These standards articulate the expectations for quality, comprehensive, and effective local AIG programs and relate to the categories related to NC's AIG legislation, Article 9B
(N. C. G. S. 115C-150.5). These best practices help to clarify the standard, describe what an LEA should have in place, and guide LEAs to improve their programs. As LEAs transition to the new AIG Program Standards, every LEA participated in a self-assessment process of their local AIG program, which involved multiple stakeholders. The data gathered during this process guided LEAs in their development of this local AIG plan for 2010-2013. Our local AIG plan has been approved by the Mitchell County Board of Education and sent to NC DPI for comment. For 2010-2013, Mitchell County Schools local AIG plan is available for viewing here:
Mitchell County 2010-2013 AIG Plan
Information:
Timeline for AIG Placements
AIG Due Processing Procedures
Mitchell County Schools-AIG Placement Rubric
Enrichment Options