Gifted Education

Meet the Teacher
My name is Renee Blaine-Duggan and I am the Gifted Education Resource teacher at Bennett Elementary School. I have been a teacher at Bennett ES since 2006, and I work with students who have been identified for the gifted program in grades K-5.

Please visit the Prince William County Gifted Education website for more information about the Gifted Education program in our county or reach out to me via email, [email protected] with any questions about our school's program specifically.

Gifted students are those students who demonstrate high levels of academic accomplishment or show exceptional academic potential beyond their age peers of similar experience or environment. These students need advanced and complex content that is paced and sequenced to respond to their intellectual curiosity, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and rapid acquisition and mastery of information.

The PWCS Gifted Education Program offers pull-out resource services in Kindergarten through 12th grade for students whose learning needs cannot be entirely met in the general education classroom setting.

Gifted students typically have one or more of the following characteristics:

• Curious, questioning attitude
• Keen observer
• Vivid imagination
• Learns quickly
• Sophisticated sense of humor
• Exceptional memory
• Sensitive to human issues, fairness, justice
• Strong communication skills
• Motivated to learn or develop a skill
• Quick to learn a second language
• Intense interests
• Enjoys problem-solving

The gifted education identification process is ongoing throughout the school year. A student may be referred at any time by a parent, professional, Divisionwide screening tool, or self-referral. The process begins with the completion of a referral form. These forms are available below.

If you are interested in referring a student for gifted services, you may obtain a referral form (PDF) (referral form - Spanish (PDF))

Please return your referral form to Renee Blaine-Duggan, the gifted education resource teacher at Bennett Elementary. If you would like a printed copy of the referral form, if you have any questions about gifted services, if you or would like more information, please contact Renee Blaine-Duggan at [email protected] .

More information about the gifted identification process and gifted services can also be found on the PWCS Gifted Education website.