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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 114
SECTION:
PROGRAMS
TITLE:
GIFTED EDUCATION
ADOPTED:
May 17, 2007
REVISED:
114. GIFTED EDUCATION
1.
Authority
Title 22
Sec. 16.1 et seq
SC 1371, 1372
Title 22
Sec. 4.28
In accordance with the Board's philosophy to develop the special abilities of each
student, the district shall provide gifted education programs designed to meet the
individual educational needs of each student.
2.
Definitions
Title 22
Sec. 16.21
Gifted student – shall mean a student of school age with an IQ of 130 or higher who
meets established multiple criteria indicating gifted ability or a school-aged student
with an IQ lower than 130 when educational criteria strongly indicate gifted ability.
For purposes of this definition, any determination of mentally gifted status shall
include an assessment by a certified school psychologist.
Title 22
Sec. 16.1
GIEP - shall mean a Gifted Individualized Education Program.
Title 22
Sec. 16.22
GMDT – shall mean a Gifted Multidisciplinary Team. The GMDT shall be formed
on the basis of the student's needs and shall be comprised of the student's
parents/guardians; a certified school psychologist; persons familiar with the student's
educational experience and performance; one or more of the student's current
teachers; persons trained in the appropriate evaluation techniques; and, when
possible, persons familiar with the student's cultural background. A single member
of the GMDT may meet two (2) or more of the specified qualifications.
3.
Guidelines
Title 22
Sec. 16.2
The district's gifted education program shall provide the following:
1.
Services and programs planned, developed and operated for identification and
evaluation of each gifted student.
2.
Gifted education for each identified student, based on the unique needs of the
student, not solely on the classification.
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Title 22
Sec. 4.28
3.
Gifted education that enables identified students to participate in acceleration
and enrichment programs, and to receive services appropriate to their intellectual
and academic abilities and needs.
Referral Procedures
Title 22
Sec. 16.22
The Superintendent or designee shall develop and implement procedures and the
necessary forms to permit teachers to refer a student or allow a parent/guardian to
request in writing that a school-aged student undergo a multidisciplinary gifted
evaluation to determine if the student is gifted.
Evaluation Process
Title 22
Sec. 16.22
The Superintendent or designee shall develop and implement procedures to create a
GMDT to determine if a school-aged student is eligible to receive gifted services.
Development Of GIEP
Title 22
Sec. 16.31, 16.32
The Superintendent or designee shall develop and implement procedures to ensure
the development of a GIEP for each gifted student and subsequent modification of
services, in the manner prescribed by law.
Caseloads/Class Size
Title 22
Sec. 16.41
The Superintendent or designee shall develop and implement procedures, in
conjunction with the building principals and other appropriate school personnel, to
annually assess the delivery of gifted education within the district in order to:
1.
Ensure the ability of assigned staff to provide the services required in each
identified student's GIEP.
2.
Address the educational placements for gifted students within the district.
3.
Limit the total number of gifted students that can be on an individual gifted
teacher's caseload to a maximum of seventy-five (75) students.
4.
Limit the total number of gifted students that can be on an individual gifted
teacher's class roster to a maximum of twenty (20) students.
Title 22
Sec. 16.41
Notwithstanding the above, the district shall have the right to make a written request
to the Secretary of Education to waive the applicable caseload and class size
maximums in extenuating circumstances.
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Notice/Consent For Evaluation
Title 22
Sec. 16.61, 16.62
Prior to the district conducting an initial gifted multidisciplinary evaluation or re-
evaluation of any school-aged student, the district shall provide the parents/
guardians of that student with written notice proposing such an evaluation and obtain
written parental consent to do so.
Confidentiality Of Student Records
Title 22
Sec. 16.65
20 U.S.C.
Sec. 1232g
34 CFR 99
All personally identifiable information regarding a gifted student shall be treated as
confidential and disclosed only as permitted by the Family Education Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA), its implementing regulations, and the State Board of
Education Regulations.
Awareness Activities
Title 22
Sec. 16.21
The Superintendent or designee shall annually conduct awareness activities to
inform parents/guardians of school-aged children residing within the district of its
gifted education program. Those awareness activities may include providing written
notice of the district's gifted education program through newspapers and district
publications; distributing such written notice to private schools serving school-aged
residents; hosting meetings and/or distributing literature designed to inform
parents/guardians of newly-enrolled students of the district's gifted services.