Frequently Asked Questions
What is Target?
Target is Cobb County's Accelerated Learning Program for gifted students. In elementary school, students attend Target as a pull-out program one day each week. The program is designed to meet the very specific needs of these students and extend competencies in the areas of cognitive skills, learning skills, research and reference skills, communication skills and metacognitive skills beyond the experience of the regular classroom.
What are the qualifications for Target?
When are children tested for the Target program?
First, third and fifth grade students are automatically evaluated in September and January; no referrals are necessary.
Students new to Cobb County- Parent or teacher referral necessary.
No testing will be completed for second and fourth grade students who have been enrolled in Cobb County Schools during a standardized testing session.
What is the Target Curriculum?
Gifted services must meet Georgia State gifted curriculum standards while providing differentiated curriculum based on the assessed needs of the students. This gifted curriculum includes a more elaborate, complex, and in-depth study of major ideas, problems and themes than would ordinarily be available in the regular classroom. The curriculum blends instruction in math, science, social studies and language arts into units that examine central themes, issues, problems and topics.
See Target unit objectives and essential questions on the ALPS main page