The
program review was started in 2010 with an external evaluation from a
gifted education expert from the University of Virginia, which found that the district did not have a real definition of «
gifted» or a consistent way of identifying
students for Odyssey.
The committee's recommendations, presented to the board on Thursday by Dale Truding, assistant superintendent
for student learning, include eliminating the district's
gifted program,
Odyssey, after the 2013 - 14 school year.