Welcome to the Gifted and Talented Program Department Website. The Gifted and Talented Program serves students who, through their exceptional abilities, are capable of high performance in a variety of curricular areas.

On this site, you will find information about the School District of Waukesha's gifted and talented philosophy, programming options available for gifted children, and resources for parenting and teaching gifted children.

Please visit all areas of our website to learn more about gifted programming and how we work with teachers and parents to achieve excellence in education.

The Top 10 Myths about Gifted & Talented Education video from Maryland Public Schools is an eight-minute video about Myths in Gifted Education produced by teens in Baltimore County (MD) Public Schools for the Maryland State Department of Education.  The National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) sponsors it on their website.  It addresses issues faced by all stakeholders in the realm of Gifted Education.  To view the video, please click here. 

CESA 1 P.A.G.E. (Parent Advocates for Gifted Education) is an active committee of parent volunteers and educators of gifted students in Southeast Wisconsin. Past events and projects have included author visits, activity nights for families, an annual opportunity fair, and donations of gifted education books to our county library systems.  For more information, please visit http://www.cesaonepage.org/home. 
 
To view a list of recommended resources available at the Waukesha Public Library, click here.

If you have any other questions regarding the Gifted & Talented program, please contact the Gifted & Talented coordinator, Sarah Ottow, at 262-970-1146 or by email at sottow@waukesha.k12.wi.us.