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I was born and raised here in the Valley. I have lived here my entire life.

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I attended multiple schools in the Madison Elementary School District. I was in the district from grades K-8.

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REACH was a gifted program that I was a part of for grades 4-8. I made many of my elementary school friends here, and I also met some wonderful teachers. My favorite teacher was Mrs. Dewberry, who taught Language Arts.

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The Madison School district provides a self-contained accelerated program for those students who are profoundly gifted known as REACH (Rigorous, Enriched, Accelerated Curriculum for the Highly Gifted).

The REACH program for students in grades 1-4 is located at Madison Heights Elementary and for students in grades 5-8 at Madison No. 1 Middle School.

REACH students receive curriculum two grade levels ahead and may earn one year of High School Foreign Language credit.

This program provides highly gifted students in grades 1-8 the opportunity to function at an academic level that is commensurate with their abilities, while having the opportunity to interact socially with students who have similar interests and academic needs.

Students receive a daily Spanish class, develop a differentiated educational plan (DEP) in an area of interest that is researched and reported on in both oral and written presentations, and take a class field trip such as to Catalina Island Marine Institute, AstroCamp, Pali Institute, etc.

REACH classes are taught by highly qualified appropriately certified teachers who have or are working on their gifted endorsement.

To qualify for the REACH program, students must meet one of the following criteria:

1. Composite of 99th percentile on the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT). The CogAT consists of three different batteries, Verbal, Quantitative and Nonverbal. None of the three scores can be below 90th percentile.

2. Full scale score of 139 or higher on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)

3. Full scale score of 142 or higher on the Stanford Binet.

Additionally, potential REACH students are now required to be assessed in reading and math using the District's internal benchmark program, Northwest Evaluation Association/Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®). Students must achieve the following MAP® scores:

Grades 1 and 2- Reading: A passing score on the district's reading assessment.

Grades 3 - 8 Math: 80th percentile or higher; Reading 80th percentile or higher.

For more information about REACH and testing information, please visit the Gifted Programs page.

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Signature Programs / REACH - Profoundly Gifted

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The Madison School district provides a self-contained accelerated program for those students who are profoundly gifted known as REACH (Rigorous, Enriched, Accelerated Curriculum for the Highly Gifted). The REACH program for students in grades 1-4 is located at Madison Heights Elementary and for students in grades 5-8 at Madison No.

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I attended Brophy College Prep for my high school years. While I was there, I met my favorite math teacher, Ms. Toshner. She inspired me to become a math teacher.

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While at Brophy, I joined the Men's Choir. I was in the choir all 4 years, and it helped me realize how much music meant to me. It's part of the reason why I care so much about students being able to express themselves through art.

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After Brophy, I decided to attend ASU for college. I entered as a Sports Management major, but I switched to Secondary Education after my first semester.

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Since making the move to become an educator, I've had the opportunity to work and grow with a multitude of amazing people within ASU's MLFTC. This is where I'm at now!

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Supporting you throughout your academic journey.

A career in education is one of the most meaningful and rewarding paths you can choose. At Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, we strive to make that path accessible, personalized and transformative. We offer many formats and points of entry; we provide students with individualized academic and support services; and we produce graduates who have a positive effect on individual learners, schools and communities. Our undergraduate programs prepare graduates to thrive as educators in schools and other learning environments, while our graduate and professional programs empower leaders, including school principals, policymakers and scholars.

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A career in education is one of the most meaningful and rewarding paths you can choose. At Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, we strive to make that path accessible, personalized and transformative. We offer many formats and points of entry; we provide students with individualized academic and support services; and we produce graduates who have a positive effect on individual learners, schools and communities.