Vanguard

Vanguard programs serve students who have been identified as gifted and/or talented in intellectual ability or creativity. A student qualifies as gifted and talented based on the results of a Gifted and Talented test, student grades, teacher recommendation and other qualifiers. Students must qualify in both reading and math on the Gifted and Talented test to qualify for a Vanguard program. Vanguard campuses offer accelerated learning to challenge students beyond their grade level. For example, at Carnegie Vanguard, the district's only Vanguard high school, students must take pre-AP and AP courses in all four core areas plus a foreign language each year.