Information on Giftedness

Louisiana’s Definition of Gifted Children
“Gifted children and youth are students who demonstrate abilities that give evidence of high performance in academic and intellectual aptitude.”  (Louisiana Admin. Code title 28, § 909.) 
https://www.nagc.org/sites/default/files/Gifted-by-State/State%20definitions%20(1-13-16).pdf

Rights of Gifted and Talented Children
https://louisianabelieves.com/docs/academics/brochure---rights-of-gifted-and-talented-students.pdf?sfvrsn=98661d3c_2

Student Success
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The needs of gifted and talented students are included in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2015 (ESEA).
https://www.nagc.org/get-involved/advocate-high-ability-learners/nagc-advocacy/federal-legislative-update/every-student

Provisions for gifted students were taken from the Talent Act.
https://www.nagc.org/get-involved/advocate-high-ability-learners/nagc-advocacy/federal-legislative-update/talent-act

Thomas B. Fordham Institute:  Ratings the Ratings, An Analysis of the 51 ESSA Accountability Plans 
https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/research/rating-ratings-analysis-51-essa-accountability-plans  

Under-Representation 
Equal Talents, Unequal Opportunities:
https://www.jkcf.org/research/equal-talents-unequal-opportunities-a-report-card-on-state-support-for-academically-talented-low-income-students/

Federal Government
Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act
https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources-university-professionals/jacob-javits-gifted-talented-students

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: Executive Summary, Equal Talents, Unequal Opportunities
https://www.jkcf.org/research/equal-talents-unequal-opportunities-second-edition-a-report-card-on-state-support-for-academically-talented-low-income-students/

Thomas B. Fordham Institute:  Ratings the Ratings, An Analysis of the 51 ESSA Accountability Plans
https://edexcellence.net/publications/rating-the-ratings

State of Louisiana 
Louisiana Believes
https://www.louisianabelieves.com/academics/gifted-and-talented-students

Louisiana Publications, Checklists, Brochures
http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/academics