W.I.N.G.S. Program Information

Mission

• The mission of the general intellectual academic gifted program, W.I.N.G.S., is to provide a challenging learning environment that nurtures the unique potential of gifted students so that as citizens of a global society in the twenty-first century they can contribute ethically and productively in ways commensurate with their abilities.
• The Wylie Independent School District recognizes the gifted and talented as those students whose abilities, talents, and potential for accomplishment are so outstanding that they require a variety of special provisions to meet their educational needs. As students, they are found in all races, socioeconomic groups, geographic locales, and environments; as adults they are the leaders in government, medicine, invention, the creative arts, the communicative arts, philosophy, industry, science, and many other fields. In a democratic society which seeks to offer educational opportunities appropriate to each student's ability, it is incumbent to provide for the unique needs of the gifted and talented.
• Wylie Independent School District recognizes the state definition established by the Texas Education Agency as follows: "gifted and talented student" means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and wh
• (1) exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area;
• (2) possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or
• (3) excels in a specific academic field.