General Information
The Gifted Advisory Committee is composed of eleven voting members, parents and community members representing each school, who are appointed for rotating four-year terms. Ex-officio members include the gifted program coordinator, the full-time teachers of the gifted, a secondary gifted student, and a representative from each school's faculty who is involved in the education of the gifted.
The purpose of the Gifted Advisory Committee is to coordinate school and community support in developing and promoting gifted education. Specific objectives include the following:
- To promote the growth and development of gifted programs in Colonial Heights
- To advise the division of unmet needs in the education of gifted children
- To assist the division in formulating long-range plans for the promotion of gifted services
- To submit periodic reports and recommendations regarding the education of gifted children to the Colonial Heights School Board
- To assist in communicating plans for meeting gifted children's needs to the larger community
- To serve as a support group for various activities that will enhance the gifted program
- To review annually the local plan for gifted education and the extent to which the plan of the previous year was implemented
- To review annually the activities and accomplishments in addressing the committee's purpose stated purpose.
The Gifted Advisory Committee meets a minimum of four times per year. All interested persons are invited to attend and to apply for membership on the Committee. For more information, please contact Joe Douglas, Coordinator of the Gifted Programs, at 804-524-3405 x 4138
Gifted Advisory Meeting Dates for 2023-2024
October 17 - High School Focus Night
February 15 - Middle School Focus Night
May 6 - Elementary Focus Night
Other dates TBD as needed
Unless indicated otherwise, meetings start at 6:00 PM and are held in person.
Current Committee Members
Mike Nelson, CHHS Principal
Stacy Ackerman, TES Parent
Beth Christy, CHMS Teacher
Christy Archileti, CHMS Parent
Amber Underhill, CHHS Parent & CHMS School Counselor
Kelechi Gabriel, TES Parent
Jamie Young, CHMS Parent
James Zatowski, NES Parent
Shelby Leavell, LES Parent
Christopher Martin, CHMS Parent & Teacher
Jennifer Burt, LES Parent
Members of the Gifted Advisory Committee are elected to serve a three-year term. Colonial Heights Policy prohibits members from serving more than two consecutive three-year terms.