Author: Doron Clark (60, DFL)
Co-Author: Bobby Joe Champion (59, DFL)
Change the language from "may " to "must" to ensure schools:
1) Identify students via universal screening and multiple criteria to capture overlooked students
2) Develop programs and services addressing the instructional and affective needs of gifted students
3) Provide staff with gifted professional development
4) Evaluate their gifted programs for effectiveness
Collect data on types of programs, number of students served, and expenditures to improve transparency and create more targeted legislation.
Update the current gifted funding of $13 per pupil to more accurately reflect the current cost of gifted identification, education, professional development, and evaluation.
From A Nation at Risk