Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Enrichment Program

In fall 2009, CCCS was awarded the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Program grant, a five-year research grant totaling $2.2 million. The school is one of only eight educational institutions, nationwide, selected to receive this prestigious award for this grant period. The Javits program was created to encourage innovative instructional strategies for gifted and talented students, especially those traditionally underrepresented in gifted and talented programs (e. g, economically disadvantaged, disabled, and minority students).

CCCS is using the grant to expand the Talented Learning Community (Project TLC) (our enrichment program) and to adopt Dr. Joseph Renzulli’s “Schoolwide Enrichment Model.” Objectives of the program are to increase the number of gifted and talented students from underrepresented groups who, through gifted and talented education, perform at high levels of academic achievement. It also aims to significantly increase the academic achievement in reading and mathematics among the school-wide student population.