Young Scholars Model (PDF)

Kirsten Maloney has worked in gifted education for more thean 15 years in a variety of roles, including central office, elementary Advanced Academic Resource Teacher, Young Scholars lead teacher and curriculum writer, and gifted and general education classroom teacher. She is currently the K-12 Coordinator of Advanced Academic Programs (AAP) in Fairfax County Public Schools in Northern Virginia. Kirsten is a National Board Certified Teacher, has a master's in educationl psychology with an emphasis in gifted education from The George Washington University, and is currently an Ed.D. student in educational leadership at the University of Virginia.

Cheryl McCullough is currently working as the K-12 Supervisor for Gifted Services in Arlington Public Schools in Arlington, VA. She has worked in gifted education for 30 years in a variety of roles, including gifted specialist, gifted center teacher, Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) specialist, and curriculum writer. She worked in the AAP office in Fairfax County Public Schools and worked with a team to support the Young Scholars Model. She initiated the Young Scholars Model in Arlington Public Schools. Cheryl served as a board member for NAGC, is a past president of Virginia Association for the Gifted, earned her National Board Certification, and was awarded teh Mover and Shaker Award from Future Problem Solving of Virginia. She has an Ed.S. in administration and supervision, an M.A. in curriculum and instruction, and B.A. in political science, all three earned from Virginia Tech.