The goals of the gifted programs in the VUSD schools:
Provide for differentiated opportunities for learning commensurate with abilities and talents of individuals.
Offer alternative learning environments.
Help develop sensitivity and responsibility to others.
Develop a commitment to constructive ethical standards.
Assist in developing self-generating problem-solving abilities to expand each pupil's awareness of choices for satisfying contributions in his or her environment.
Develop realistic, healthy self-concepts.
Provide a planned program and evaluation system that meets the needs of individual students at their school sites.