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Provide for the cognitive and academic development through challenging learning experiences.Provide opportunities for students to pursue individual interests and develop talents.The Blue Valley Gifted Education teachers will serve as a resource for general education teachers in meeting the needs of gifted students through the following objectives. Students who display many of these attributes and needs that cannot be met in the general education classroom will be evaluated for identification as a gifted learner. 91-40-1(cc) means performing or demonstrating the potential for performing at significantly higher levels of accomplishment in one or more academic fields due to intellectual ability when compared to others of similar age, experience and environment.īlue Valley Schools further define giftedness using a research-based list of attributes typically found in individuals who have a high degree of intellectual ability. The Kansas State Department of Education provides the following information related to Special Education services for gifted students in Kansas:
If your student is already identified as gifted and you have questions about his or her program or progress, contact the gifted education teacher at your child's school. Each elementary school has a full-time gifted education teacher each middle school has one or two gifted education teachers and each high school has two gifted education teachers. The Blue Valley Board of Education fully supports gifted education. The IEP guides the instruction for the student within the gifted education and general education programs. Once a student is identified as having the characteristics of giftedness and displays needs that can't be met in the regular education classroom, an Individualized Education Program (IEP) is written. A student must be found eligible to participate in the program. Gifted Education is a part of Special Education and follows Special Education processes and procedures.