Mission Statement
To challenge students with differentiated, interdisciplinary opportunities.
To provide a flexible, innovative, curriculum that promotes self-esteem, productivity, creativity, and leadership.
To develop individual talents, special abilities, and a commitment to excellence.

Middle School Cluster Statement
The Virginia Beach Middle School Gifted Program serves students through a Cluster/Resource Model. In this model, our intellectually gifted students are clustered together and placed on specific teams. Our gifted program provides differentiated instruction through collaboration of core teachers and the gifted resource teacher, Mrs. Killion. Gifted students interact with their teachers and classmates in a heterogeneous setting, while benefiting from the curricular modification of content, process, product and learning environment. Mrs. Killion also offers monthly staff development opportunities to assist teachers in the use of instructional strategies and thus, enabling them to better provide for the needs of gifted students.

Referrals and Screenings
Students may be considered for gifted programs through referrals by parents, guardians, teachers, administrators or self-nomination. Referral forms for the intellectual program are available from the gifted resource teacher and may be submitted at any time during the academic year.
Virginia Beach Middle School 2006-07 testing dates for gifted eligibility are October 24, December 19, February 20, and May 18. Separate referral forms for Kemps Landing Magnet School, Old Donation Center’ s Visual Arts Program, Old Donation Center’ s Dance Program, The Secondary Arts Enrichment Program, The Governor’ s School for the Arts and the various high school academy programs.