The Gifted Program is an advanced learning opportunity open to any student that demonstrates giftedness through established guidelines. If a student has participated in the I LEAP Program in middle and/or elementary school, he/she is automatically eligible to continue at the high school in the gifted program. Students not participating in that program, but desire to enter the gifted program, should meet with the counselor to determine eligibility.
Students wishing to earn the gifted seal may select either the Bullitt County Schools Gifted Seal or the North Bullitt Gifted Seal. Students selecting the Bullitt County Gifted Seal will be required to take a gifted credit each year of high school, in addition to completing all other requirements of the Gifted Program. Students selecting the North Bullitt High School Gifted Seal will be required to earn a gifted credit in either the freshman or sophomore year, and earn an additional credit in either the junior or senior year.
Students must earn 24 credits which includes 2 years of the same foreign language and Pre-Calculus (same as Extended Diploma).
There is no separate course set aside for gifted study; rather, the gifted student will select one course from either a basic or elective area and work with the instructor on designing the gifted course requirements. This usually means the student will propose additional and advanced course work which will allow the student to demonstrate giftedness. Once this contract is established, the student will notify the counselor that the course is to be designated as a gifted course. For example, if the selected course is biology, the course then becomes gifted biology.
It is the student’s responsibility to make all necessary contacts and arrangements for the gifted credit. Not all teachers will be willing to participate. Students are encouraged to work in a discipline in which they do well and are prepared to invest extra time and energy.