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Phoenix Union High School District Gifted Programs
In Phoenix Union, students with exceptional abilities and talents are found in all cultural and linguistic groups, in all economic levels, in all geographic areas, in all domains of intelligence and in groups of individuals who also have disabilities.
Every year we review and revise our Gifted Guide as we continuously evolve to meet the needs of our gifted learners. Our Gifted Guide describes our evaluation and identification process, our continuum of services for students, parent resources, and ways we support the social emotional needs of the gifted learners.
PXU provides a rigorous curriculum and learning experience for the gifted learner while they access the Arizona Academic Standards, National Association for Gifted Children K-12 Standards, Arizona’s College and Career Ready Standards, and the PXU Standards. This document responds to changes in legislation and rules, and allows for easy accessibility and revision.
PXU honors the legislative requirements to support gifted education, found in the Arizona Revised Statutes Title 15, and included methods from the Project Bright Horizon: Jacob K. Javits Gifted & Talented Education Grant Program, as well as other state and national resources.
For questions pertaining to gifted education services in PXU, please contact your student’s campus and ask to speak with the Gifted Facilitator, or contact the ESS Director at 602-764-1024.
Resources in our community you may find valuable pertaining to Gifted Education include:
Arizona Association of Gifted and Talented
Arizona Department of Education – Gifted Education
National Association for Gifted Children
Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted
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If you have questions regarding Gifted Programs in Phoenix Union, you may reach the campus Gifted Facilitator by phone or email, with contact information provided below.
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Alhambra High School
Ryan Adney
602-764-6000
adney@phoenixunion.orgBetty Fairfax High School
Ryan Ussery
602-764-9000
ussery@phoenixunion.orgBioscience High School
Erin Thiry
602-764-5600
thiry@phoenixunion.orgCamelback High School
Chris Sulit
602-764-7000
sulit@phoenixunion.orgCamelback Montesorri
Danchi Nguyen
602-764-7000
dnguyen@phoenixunion.orgCarl Hayden High School
Bonnie Rojas
602-764-3207
rojas@phoenixunion.orgCentral High School
Susan Banta
602-764-7500
banta@phoenixunion.orgCesar Chavez High School
William Kibler
602-764-4000
kibler@phoenixunion.orgDesiderata
Lillian Sutton
602-764-0824
femiak@phoenixunion.orgFranklin
Patrick Harris
602-764-0824
pharris1@phoenixunion.org
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Maryvale High School
Joshua Baker
602-764-2000
jbaker1@phoenixunion.orgMaryvale Gifted and Talented
Jessica Femiak
602-764-2000
femiak@phoenixunion.orgMetro Tech High School
Michael Carlson
602-764-8000
mcarlson@phoenixunion.orgNorth High School
Michael Perry
602-764-6500
mperry@phoenixunion.orgPhoenix Coding Academy
Gina Vullo
602-764-5702
vullo@phoenixunion.orgPhoenix Digital
Kelly Peterson
602-764-0862
kpeterson2@phoenixunion.orgSouth Mountain High School
Mallory Siddiqui
602-764-5000
siddiqui@PhoenixUnion.orgTrevor Browne High School
Stephanie Burke
602-764-8500
sburke@phoenixunion.orgWilson College Prep
Brittney Greeno
602-764-9617
bgreeno@phoenixunion.org