Welcome to Gifted Learning
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SUSD Gifted Programs provide challenging curriculum to gifted students through the use of differentiated instruction designed to best meet the academic and affective needs of the students. The gifted program is designed to teach students with meaningful learning experiences that foster an enriched and in-depth understanding of the core curriculum. These best practices for gifted education guide and shape our gifted programs throughout the district.
Vision
Prepare SUSD students for a global and technologically advanced society. Success requires advanced academic learning, appropriate social skills, emotional stability and ethical decision-making leadership.
Program Goals
Provide learning experiences that are responsive to the cognitive, creative and affective development of gifted students by applying education theory and research-based models of curriculum and instruction that are culturally relevant and designed to ensure specific student outcomes.
Specialists
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Elementary Gifted Specialists
Anasazi - Melissa Diggins
Cherokee - Meredith Carter
Cheyenne Traditional - Andrea Dersch
Cochise - Nicole Fagan
Copper Ridge - Kim Vallejo
Desert Canyon Elementary - Nancy Cavenaugh
Echo Canyon - Sandra Abbott
Hohokam - Kari Kurland
Hopi - Kristi O'Connell
Kiva - Jennifer Liebhaber
Laguna - Stephanie Shamy
Navajo - Kimberly Delaney
Pima - Tamara Shultz
Pueblo - Alicia Majercin
Redfield - Jill Schadt
Sequoya - Suzanne Cahill
Tavan - Marilyn Williams
Tonalea - Laura Matera
Yavapai - Kari Kurland
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Middle School Gifted Coaches
Cheyenne - Regina Morgan
Cocopah - Sandy Flayton
Copper Ridge - Lynda Boepple
Desert Canyon - Kelly O'Rourke
Ingleside - Dr. Karyn Rabe
Mohave - Ann Waltz
Mountainside - Kate Hillman
Mountainside - Lois Sugar
Tonalea - Aimee Goodman
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CGP Teachers
Redfield ES
Kindergarten/First - Adrianne Ullman
Second/Third - Deborah Newman
Fourth - Kelly Acridge
Fifth - Brooke Johnson
Hopi ES
Fourth - Alison Bunde
Fifth - Debbie Voris
Kiva ES
PreK - Kristine Martinez
Kindergarten/First - Ashley Sorice
Second/Third - Deanne Baldwin
Fourth - Sheila Fullerton
Fifth - Stacy Liddy
Tavan ES
Kindergarten/First - Alyson Sawkiw
Second/Third - Sarah Hightower
Desert Canyon MS
ELA 6-8 - Teresa Caltabiano
Social Studies 6-8 - Shannon Stapley
Science 6-8 - Zachary Leinonen
Math (Determined by Tested Placement) - Pam Morfitt
Ingleside MS
ELA 6-8 - Traci Avalos
Social Studies 6-8 - Amber Emr
Science 6-8 - D'Anne McDaniel
Mohave MS
ELA & Social Studies 6 - Ann Waltz
ELA 7-8 - Sally Jepson
Science Cluster 6 - Janeva Mammina
Science Cluster 7 - Bert te Velde
Science Cluster 8 - Keri Cavanaugh
Contact Us
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Gifted Services
480-484-5014Karen Brown, M. Ed.
Director of Gifted Learning Services
Sabrina Heavlin
Administrative Assistant
480-484-5014
Dr. Aimee Sulit
District Gifted Enrichment Specialist
Gifted Cluster - PreK Testing
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Contact Community Ed to schedule testing - (480) 484-7900
For more information about the program, please click here.