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Task force recommends decoupling gifted-and-talented identification from special education process, calls for clearer identification guidance

2116238 · January 14, 2025
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Summary

The task force backed a consensus position to separate gifted-and-talented identification from the special-education eligibility process and asked for consistent guidance to ensure underrepresented students are identified fairly.

Task force members recommended that the state decouple the identification process for gifted and talented students from the special education exceptional-child identification procedures.

Members said the current practice of folding gifted-and-talented identification into special-education procedures has forced districts to apply…

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