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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
Free And Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and Full Educational Opportunity for Gifted Children
- “Gifted/Talented students and parents acting on their behalf have the right to a free appropriate public education.”
- “Appropriate education is the provision of special education and related services that are designed to meet the individual needs of a student.”
- “Free education is the provision of special education without cost to the G/T student or to his parents, except for those fees that are imposed on students without exceptionalities.”
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
- 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://edexcellence.net/publications/rating-the-ratings
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://usedulaw.com/352-jacob-k-javits-gifted-and-talented-students-education-act.html
- 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