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Gifted Education

Manheim Township School District’s Gifted Education Program will provide all identified students with differentiated learning experiences that will enrich, extend, and enhance the core learning for gifted students through challenging and authentic learning experiences. Activities support personal development, responsible citizenship, and life-long learning among our students by:

  • Promoting higher-order thinking skills
  • Enhancing creativity and stimulating initiative
  • Promoting positive attitudes towards self and others
  • Emphasizing the processes of learning across all grade levels
  • Demonstrating adequate growth

Gifted Annual Notice

The Manheim Township School District conducts child find activities for children who may be eligible for gifted services via 22 Pa Code Chapter 16. Parents who suspect that their child is in need of specially designed instruction beyond that required in 22 PA School Code Chapter 4 (relating to academic standards and assessments) may request in writing that their child be evaluated under the criteria of 22 PA School Code §16.22. If a student is both gifted and eligible for special education, the procedures in IDEA and Chapter 14 shall take precedence. For additional information, please contact the Director of Student Services at 717-560-3089.

District Contacts

Director of Student Services
Mrs. Courtney Nowak
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Brecht Elementary School
Mrs. Ginger Green
717-291-1733
Bucher Elementary School
Mrs. Nancy Cooper
717-359-4291
Neff Elementary School
Mrs. Nancy Cooper
717-569-8502
Nitrauer Elementary School
Mrs. Nancy Cooper
717-569-4239
Reidenbaugh Elementary School
Mrs. Ginger Green
717-626-1000
Schaeffer Elementary School
Mrs. Dyan Branstetter
717-392-6797
Landis Run Intermediate School
Mrs. Dyan Branstetter
Mr. Mark Jordan
717-581-9124
Manheim Township Middle School
Ms. Melissa Reifsnyder
Mr. Dakota Stump
717-560-3111
Manheim Township High School
Mr. Zach Mussmon
Mr. Larry Penner
Mrs. Katelin Rock
717-560-3097

Summer Opportunities and Other Enrichment/Support Programs

These opportunities are not sponsored by Manheim Township School District but have been posted for your information.

Scholarships and College Planning Information

Please see the following links that will assist in the process of identifying the how, what, and where to find college scholarships.