Gifted Education
Tempe Elementary Schools provides gifted education to students from kindergarten to 5th grade through PACE.
PACE: Promoting Actualization through Creativity and Excellence
PACE provides enrichment opportunities for K-5 students identified as gifted in at least one content area: Verbal, Quantitative, and Non-Verbal/ Spatial.
Reasons to Believe
- Taught by experienced, certified gifted teachers
- Provides unique enrichment opportunities for K-5 students at ALL elementary school (K-5) campuses
- Students receive a minimum of two hours of gifted-specific instruction each week through our pull-out model
- Curriculum is designed based on the thinking of modern experts in gifted education and include elements of a project based learning model
- In addition to universal testing in 2nd and 4th grade, we offer gifted testing throughout the year upon request.
- The Talent Development team works to identify students who are the cusp of qualifying for the PACE program in order to provide opportunities to more students.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Will my student need to test each year to stay in the PACE program?
- My child was in a gifted program in another district, will they automatically be in the gifted program here in Tempe?
- If we move to another school, will my student continue to receive gifted services?
- How do I best prepare my student for testing?
- Do you give homework for PACE?
- Are there grades for PACE?
- How do I get my child one of those PACE t-shirts?
- How do I get involved as a parent?
Will my student need to test each year to stay in the PACE program?
My child was in a gifted program in another district, will they automatically be in the gifted program here in Tempe?
If we move to another school, will my student continue to receive gifted services?
How do I best prepare my student for testing?
Do you give homework for PACE?
Are there grades for PACE?
How do I get my child one of those PACE t-shirts?
How do I get involved as a parent?
Going Above and Beyond for Students
While the state of Arizona mandates that schools provide gifted services for students who score in the 97th percentile and higher on a state approved test, Tempe Elementary Schools provides gifted services for students who score in or above the 94th percentile.
We believe this opens to doors for more students to benefit from challenging opportunities, allowing them to unlock their boundless potential.
Contact Us
Amy Evans
Interim Gifted Coordinator
Email Amy Evans
(480) 730-7357
Susan Worm
Carminati PACE Teacher
Email Susan Worm