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PACE (Plano's Academic and
Creative Education) is PISD's program for academically gifted and
talented students; its emphasis is on general intellectual ability. Identification
of students is conducted not to label students but to determine which
students require program alterations because of their unique educational
needs. Parents, teachers, professional school staff, and students may
refer those who exhibit gifted characteristics by completing the referral
form and submitting
it to the building's gifted specialist. All kindergarten students receive
talent pool services. In grades one through five, PACE is a pull-out
program with class times varying from one hour weekly for first graders
to three hours weekly for fifth graders. Content units focus on critical
thinking processes such as problem solving, decision making, researching,
creative/productive thinking, and communicating.
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