Gifted Education

WELCOME TO THE GIFTED EDUCATION PROGRAM

AT THE CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

We are the longest running all-inclusive gifted education program in the United States. Our services include pull-out resource rooms in schools where the students are pulled out of their regular classrooms and serviced a few days per week. 

History of the Gifted Program

In October 1921, the Cleveland Public School System began its first program for gifted children at Denison Elementary School where gifted children in grades four, five, and six participated. This program was supported by the Women’s City Club of Cleveland.

From 1921 to 1927, fourteen elementary and two junior high schools were established as centers for gifted children. In the decades of the 1940’s and 1950’s, the Cleveland Public Schools developed and articulated a program for gifted pupils from the primary grades through high school.

Thus, from a modest beginning, the program, which at one time was called the “greatest experiment in education,” has grown and developed into a program that currently provides enriching educational experiences for over 2,500 children with high intellectual and/or academic ability.

Overview of the Gifted Education Program in CMSD

The Gifted Education Program in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District consists of gifted services currently in grades K-8. We also offer Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses at the high school level. The Advanced Placement courses vary among high schools. 

Gifted Pull-out Resource Rooms servicing gifted identified children are offered at forty-three of the District’s schools in grades K-8.

Contact Us:

Resources outside CMSD:

Ohio Association for Gifted Children: www.OAGC.com
National Association for Gifted Children: www.NAGC.org