Gifted and Talented Pupils

2008-2009 Gifted and Talented Education Grants Application Now Available

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is pleased to announce that it will award $273,000 in grants for Gifted and Talented Education for the 2008-09 academic year. The purpose of this grant is to support identification, innovative strategies, and related activities designed to build and enhance the capacity of schools to meet the education needs of gifted and talented students, grades K-12, in the areas of general intellectual, specific academic, creativity, leadership, and the visual and performing arts. Cooperative Educational Service Agencies (CESAs), Milwaukee Public Schools, and nonprofit organizations, including 501(c)(3) agencies are invited to submit proposals by May 28, 2008. Click here to obtain an application package and click here for Reviewer Benchmarks.

G/T Administrative Rule Now Final

Administrative Rule PI 8.01(2)(t)2 for Gifted and Talented Education is now final. The text reads:

Each school district shall establish a plan and designate a person to coordinate the gifted and talented program. Gifted and talented pupils shall be identified as required in s. 118.35(1), Stats. This identification shall occur in kindergarten through grade 12 in general intellectual, specific academic, leadership, creativity, and visual and performing arts. A pupil may be identified as gifted or talented in one or more of the categories under s. 118.35(1), Stats. The identification process shall result in a pupil profile based on multiple measures, including but not limited to standardized test data, nominations, rating scales or inventories, products, portfolios, and demonstrated performance. Identification tools shall be appropriate for the specific purpose for which they are being employed. The identification process and tools shall be responsive to factors such as, but not limited to, pupils' economic conditions, race, gender, culture, native language, developmental differences, and identified disabilities as described under subch. V of ch. 115, Stats. The school district board shall provide access, without charge for tuition, to appropriate programming for pupils identified as gifted or talented as required under ss. 118.35(3) and 121.02(1)(t), Stats. The school district board shall provide an opportunity for parental participation in the identification and resultant programming.

Gifted and Talented Resource Guide for Educators, Coordinators, and Administrators in Wisconsin Public Schools

Wisconsin schools celebrate the diversity in our schools, while recognizing the challenges of educating a wide range of learners. The Gifted and Talented Resource Guide is designed to help educational professionals and parents address the unique needs of gifted and talented children and youth. It provides information on a variety of topics:

• Wisconsin Standard (t) and related administrative rules which provide the framework for gifted education in local school districts
• Building a student profile for identification
• Providing learning opportunities

Click here to access the guide.


The Gifted Child's Bill of Rights

Copies of the Gifted Child's Bill of Rights, written by Del Siegle, the president of the National Association for Gifted Children, were available at the national conference in November. If you did not receive one or were not able to attend the convention, you can download a copy here.

For questions about this information, contact Chrystyna V. Mursky (608) 267-9273

Last updated on 5/7/2008 1:58:33 PM