Introduction
This page includes information to those schools which are part of the York Region. Information here was provided by Avril. If you are from this area and you know of some more information that would benefit parents of this region, please let us know.
Addresses for the YRDSB | PDF Files regarding Giftedness in YRDSB | Testing Procedures for entrance into Gr.4 Gifted | Public Elementary Schools with Gifted Programs | French Immersion Public Schools | Alternative schools in York Region|
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For general inquires, please contact:
York
Region District School Board Website: YRDSB
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Telephone Numbers:
905-727-3141 (Aurora/King)
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PDF Files relevant to Gifted Education in York Region:
Below are a few links to PDF files that the York Region District School board has made available on their web site:
Special Education Plan, Service Delivery Models by Exceptionality - Giftedness This document outlines the services that are provided to gifted children in this school board. It is very brief. In the YRDSB a gifted student in the primary grades (up to grade three) is considered to have "their needs met in the regular classroom".
Special Education Plan, Appendices - Procedure P355.0 (Psychological Assessment, Request for) This document outlines the procedures to follow when requesting a psychological assessment, whether that be for giftedness or other exceptionalities. It is aimed for school personel.
Testing Procedures to enter into the Grade 4 Gifted Program (as of May 2003)
The minimum
entrance requirement to be considered for the Grade 4 gifted in York
Region Public Schools is a 98th percentaile on the short-form of the
WISC. This is in contrast to the TDSB, for example, which is a
98% OR a 99% on either the verbal or performance IQ score on the
WISC. We will endevor to update this information as it becomes
available to us. It is advisable to contact your school as
early as possible regarding the current assessment procedures for
identification of giftedness as procedures may change.
Public Elementary Schools that offer gifted elementary programming (Grade 4 through 8) in York Region:
Thornhill (York West)
1. Glen
Shields Public School
2. Henderson
Public School
Richmond Hill (York Central)
1. Crosby Heights (Near Newkirk and Crosby, between Elgin and Major Mackenzie)
King City (York Central)
1. Aurora Senior Public School
Markham (York East)
1. Roy
H Crosby
2. William
Burczy
3. Lake
Wilcox ("Pride program". This program is offered
to gifted students of York Region and involves a pull out for one day
every week)
York Region (York North)
1. Bogart
PS in Newmarket
This is a very large school and covers a large catchment area and
has quite a few children in the gifted program.
2. Sutton
PS in Georgina
Apparently, this school is a small school and their are fewer
children identified in the far north of York Region.
Public Elementary Schools that offer French Immersion in the York Region District School Board
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Location/Area |
School(s) Offering Program |
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Aurora |
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Georgina |
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Markham |
Buttonville PS, Franklin Street PS, Milliken Mills PS, Royal Orchard PS, Woodland PS |
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Newmarket |
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Richmond Hill |
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Vaughan |
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Witchurch-Stouffville |
Alternative Schools in York Region:
PACE: The Academy for the Gifted This is a private school for gifted children and accomodates grades 1 through 12.
Académie de la Moraine This is a French school (as opposed to a French immersion school). It is quite small, comprising of about 100 students in grades JK through 8. All of the classes are split. The school is located at 13200 Yonge Street, just south of Elm Grove Avenue. The school is new, having openned in 2000.