District research record · NCES 0101170
Decatur City School District
Official local source reviewed. This page separates confirmed evidence from details families still need to verify directly with the district.
What the evidence confirms
Gifted and Talented Education Program
Decatur City provides rigorous, relevant active-learning experiences aligned with gifted students' interests, abilities, culture, readiness, social-emotional needs, and critical-thinking development.
How services work: Gifted and general educators collaborate to differentiate instruction. Options include K–6 resource, K–9 cluster, grades 6–10 advanced or honors, grades 9–12 AP, grades 11–12 IB, plus a grades 1–5 magnet for gifted and high-achieving students.
How students are identified: Anyone who knows the student may refer, and all second graders are observed. A body of evidence and state matrix combine qualitative and quantitative aptitude, characteristics, and performance information; families begin with the school counselor.
- Grades or coverage
- K–12
- Evidence level
- Official local source reviewed
- Source authority
- School district
- Last reviewed
- September 4, 2026
State context
Alabama gifted education framework
Alabama recognizes intellectually gifted learners as exceptional children and publishes statewide policy, referral, eligibility, rights, and instructional standards for gifted education.
For families: Families may initiate a referral through their local school system. Eligibility and services follow the Alabama framework, while grade configuration, setting, and instructional schedule are determined locally.
Geographic relationships
2 counties served
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