Gifted & Talented Program
The Bay City Public Schools Gifted and Talented Program is designed to meet the needs of our most highly qualifying gifted and talented students.
- The program is centrally located within the Bay City Public School District at Kolb Elementary, 305 W. Crump St, Bay City, MI, 48706.
- Students who qualify for the BCPS Gifted & Talented Program enroll from elementary buildings across the Bay-Arenac Intermediate School District and surrounding counties.
- Gifted & Talented classrooms consist solely of qualifying gifted students.
- Students receive enriched and accelerated curriculum and instruction in Mathematics and English Language Arts. The Science and Social Studies curriculum is enriched at their current grade level.
- STEAM, Physical Education, Media, and Music instruction are offered at each grade level.
- Bay City Public Schools Transportation is provided to resident students from their home attendance school to and from Kolb Elementary.
Gifted & Talented Curriculum & Instruction
Grade AK* Math K/1 ELA K/1 Science K Social Studies K
Grade 1* Math 1/2 ELA 1/2 Science 1 Social Studies 1
*The Accelerated Kindergarten and First Grade teachers use curriculum compacting and other educational strategies to review the Kindergarten and First grade Math/English Language Arts Curriculum but focus instruction on First and Second grade Math and English Language Arts Curriculum within the first quarter of the school year.
Grade 2 Math 3+ ELA 3+ Science 2 Social Studies 2
Grade 2 Math 3+ ELA 3+ Science 2 Social Studies 2
Grade 3 Math 4+ ELA 4+ Science 3 Social Studies 3
Grade 4 Math 5+ ELA 5+ Science 4 Social Studies 4
Grade 5 Math 6+ ELA 6+ Science 5 Social Studies 5