WildCATS  - Creativity | Abilities | Talent | Schoolwide

Mission of the WildCATS Specialty Program:

• Provide engaging, meaningful enrichment for all students

• Support the talents and interests of all students by utilizing the Schoolwide Enrichment Model

• Increase achievement and growth to meet the learning goals of individual students, the campus, and Lubbock ISD

Features of the WildCATS Specialty Program:

• Gifted and Talented Pull-Out Program- led and taught by a certified GT teacher

• Implementation of Renzulli’s Schoolwide Enrichment Model

• Access to a web-based program for individual talent development

• Personalized student enrichment opportunities with SEM during intervention and regular classes

• All staff participate in 30 hour Gifted and Talented Training, resulting in GT Certification 

• Training for certified teachers in utilizing best practice instructional strategies, differentiation techniques and delivery, modes of implementation of product process and product, extending and enriching grade level content areas

• Cluster Grouping Model used for placement of identified Gifted and Talented students in grades 3-5

• Utilizing a Talent Pool Model for students in kindergarten through second grade where all students are considered potentially gifted

• Purposeful learning opportunities in the regular classroom to develop the talents of all students

• Student engagement in learning and personalized enrichment opportunities

Activities and Clubs Built on Student Interests:

• United Future Leaders 

• Junior Engineering Club  

• Dance Connect with Ballet Lubbock 

• Ballet Folklorico

• UIL

• Spanish club

• Honor Choir

• Art Club

• Running Club

• Cross Country Track

• KIDZ-TV

• Elevate

• Spelling Bee

• Renzulli

• Communities in Schools