Gifted & Talented Programs Lead

Heartwood Community School; Ridgeland (SC); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance and Disability

Employee and Family Wellness

Tax Favored Spending Accounts (FSA/HSA

Retirement Plans

Job summary

Heartwood Community School in South Carolina is seeking a Gifted and Talented (GT) Coordinator to lead identification, curriculum differentiation, and program development for advanced learners.

You will collaborate with teachers, families, and school leadership to ensure equitable access to gifted education, maintain compliance with SC requirements, and continuously improve enrichment, acceleration, and assessment processes across grade levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field.
• Valid South Carolina teaching certification with a Gifted & Talented Endorsement required; Advanced Gifted Endorsement preferred.
• Minimum of four years of successful elementary teaching experience, including experience serving gifted and high-potential students.
• Demonstrated experience with differentiated instruction, project- or inquiry-based learning, and supporting twice-exceptional learners.
• Experience with gifted pullout models, curriculum design, and developing or refining gifted programming preferred.
• Experience supporting artistically gifted students and programming preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide pullout instruction for identified gifted students starting in grade 3 in alignment with South Carolina state minute requirements.
• Design and facilitate inquiry-based, project-based, and problem-based learning experiences that promote deep thinking and authentic application of standards.
• Develop lesson arcs and enrichment units that extend beyond grade-level standards while maintaining vertical alignment across all grade levels.
• Develop a nurturing program for our K-2 students.
• Differentiate instruction to support academically gifted, artistically gifted, and twice-exceptional students.
• Foster a classroom culture where gifted learners explore global cultures, collaborate meaningfully, and take intellectual risks.
• Conduct research and school visits to strengthen program design and gifted programming best practices.
• Build and refine systems to ensure long-term sustainability and scalability of Heartwood’s gifted program.
• Develop and implement progress monitoring systems to track student growth, enrichment outcomes, and long-term development.
• Ensure alignment between classroom cluster grouping and gifted pullout instruction.
• Maintain compliance with all South Carolina gifted education requirements.
• Collaborate with school leadership to explore thoughtful program expansion, including future middle grades development.

Skills

Gifted education

Data analysis

Collaboration

Program development

Differentiation

Curriculum design

Professional learning

Communication

Leadership

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education

SC Gifted & Talented Endorsement

Advanced Gifted Endorsement preferred

4+ years elementary teaching experience

Experience with differentiating instruction

Experience with gifted pullout models

Job description

Heartwood Community School in South Carolina is seeking a Gifted and Talented (GT) Coordinator to lead identification, curriculum differentiation, and program development for advanced learners.

You will collaborate with teachers, families, and school leadership to ensure equitable access to gifted education, maintain compliance with SC requirements, and continuously improve enrichment, acceleration, and assessment processes across grade levels.