Gifted Program
Roy H. Crosby PS hosts regular stream students who live within the board designated catchment area, and also hosts a Gifted program for Grades 4-6 which draws on students from a wider attendance area. About one third of the total number of students at the school (K-6) are in the Gifted program. In the Junior division, there are generally 2 classes of Gifted stduents to one class of regular stream students. In York Region District School Board (and many other districts in Ontario), students are tested in Grade 3 for eligibility to enter the Gifted program in Grade 4. A two-stage process screens all students in Grade 3 on verbal and non-verbal measures. Students meeting a high level of success are then tested by a school board psychologist. Students meeting the criteria for Giftedness are offered the option of attending a Partially Integrated Gifted program, such as the one hosted at Roy H Crosby, students may attend a once-a-week Gifted program, or students may choose to remain in their home school and have their unique learning needs met in a regular program with an Individual Education Plan. Students new to York Region DSB in grades after Grade 3 may also be screened for Giftedness using an age-appropriate testing instrument. Since Roy H. Crosby PS only goes up to Grade 6, students who complete Grade 6 in the Gifted program generally continue at William Berczy Public School for Grade 7 and 8, depending on their home address. Those who complete Grade 6 in the regular program generally continue at James Robinson Public School for Grade 7 and 8.
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