What is Gifted and Talented?

According to, KRS 157.230, all school districts are required to operate programs for exceptional children across all grade levels. The KRS 157.200 places gifted students under the category of “exceptional students” under the definition of “exceptional children.”

704 KAR 3:285, mandates that students are identified as possessing the potential or demonstrated ability to perform at an exceptionally high level in the areas of general intellectual aptitude, specific academic aptitude, creative or divergent thinking, psychosocial or leadership skills, or in the visual or performing arts. Students in grades 4-12 can be formally identified for services in one or more of the gifted areas. Once formal identification is made, the students may receive services from a classroom teacher, a gifted resource teacher, or a special program school.