Common use of Gifted and Talented Students Clause in Contracts

Gifted and Talented Students. The Montessori learning approach meets the needs of Gifted and Talented (GATE) Students in the regular classroom—no separate program is necessary. Monticello shall identify and provide services to students who possess demonstrated or potential abilities that give evidence of high-performing capabilities. Monticello utilizes eligibility criteria developed by the Idaho Department of Education. The identification system aligns with the Gifted and Talented rules and regulations as identified by IDAPA ▇▇.▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s identification process for GATE students uses multiple indicators of giftedness with information obtained through the following methods and sources: • Formal assessment methods, such as group and individual tests of achievement, general ability, specific aptitudes and creativity • Informal assessment methods, such as checklists, rating scales, pupil product evaluations, observations, nominations, biographical data, questionnaires, and interviews. • Information about students from multiple sources, such as teachers, counselors, peers, parents, community members, subject area experts, and the students themselves. The Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program will be supervised by a certificated staff member who holds the Gifted and Talented Endorsement, or has accrued credits in accredited Gifted and Talented coursework, or by a certificated staff member of another school through a cooperative arrangement. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ uses the Federal definition of Children with Outstanding Talent: “Children and youth with outstanding talent perform or show the potential for performance at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment. These children and youth exhibit high performance capability in intellectual, creative, and/or artistic areas, possess an unusual leadership capacity, or excel in specific academic fields. They require services or activities not ordinarily provided by the schools. Outstanding talents are present in children and youth from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.”*