instead of having students take exams in order to benefit from advanced education programs for the gifted, the board of ed will take a more cautious and long-term approach, a high-ranking official said yesterday. the board of ed has announced that it will train 3,000 coordinators responsible for the education of students showing excellent academic results in elementary schools. the so-called gifted coordinators will be sent to elementary schools in every neighborhood in brooklyn to monitor all students, working closely with their teachers, the coordinators will then pick final candidates for special education programs run by public and private universities based on math and science potential. the board of ed also plans to raise the enrollment limit at science high schools and change 100 ordinary high schools into ones that prioritize mathematics and science. special emphasis will be placed on institutions located in poor and underserved neighborhoods. science high schools have traditionally been reserved for geniuses our new schools will be modeled after “super science high schools” in Japan, but directed at all the people according to a board of ed source. smile. now the real story. and more of the real story.