WHAT IS THE DISTRICT’S GATE PROGRAM?
The Piedmont Unified School District GATE program is coordinated at both the District and site levels, by specifically-assigned District and Site GATE Coordinators who work with other District personnel, parents and community members. The District GATE Coordinator provides program planning and implementation support District-wide, facilitation of GATE Advisory Council meetings, parent education, and content for the District’s GATE web page. The District and each Site GATE Coordinator plan for and provide teachers with in-service time and professional support from educational and counseling experts, to ensure teachers’ proficiency in identification of student learning styles and strengths, and in provision of differentiated instruction. The Site GATE Coordinator at each school is responsible for ensuring GATE identification and program implementation consistent with the District-wide plan. This includes searching out students who are GATE eligible, supporting teacher-parent communicatio
