The Helena Public Schools gifted and talented model provides a comprehensive array of services for identified GT students (K-12).

• DIFFERENTIATION: The Helena School District GT staff offers professional development consultations with classroom teachers on differentiation strategies to meet the needs of all students in their classrooms.
• ACCELERATION: The Helena School District provides opportunities for subject area, whole grade and early entrance acceleration options for their students. The Iowa Acceleration Scale is the district-wide protocol to determine appropriate placement.
• DIRECT INTERVENTION: In the Helena School District PEAK Gifted and Talented Program, specialists trained in the identification, programming, curriculum design and student assessment strategies provide identified students with a specialized intervention in the following ten curricular areas: creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, logical reasoning, communication skills, research, technology, leadership, intrapersonal skills, and interpersonal skills.

Specialized GT services include:

• Consultations to parents and faculty K-12
• Identification for pull-out services through multi-factored assessments
• Weekly pull-out intervention services for identified students in grades 3-5
• Twice-weekly lunch/advisor labs for identified students in grades 6-7
• Monthly intensive seminar pull-out services for identified students in grades 6-7
• Weekly meetings for identified students in grades 8-12 (evening classes)
• Multi-day symposiums for identified students in grades 8-12
• Parenting initiatives: speakers series, discussion groups, and conferences
• Leadership Conference for all identified students in grades 3-12 each spring
• International Expeditions: international investigations for qualifying GT students (Costa Rica: March 2024)