Action | Revision of regulations school divisions must meet in their gifted education programs, K - 12 |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 9/26/2008 |
Public Comment by Arlington Public Schools Gifted Services Office of
Proposed Revisions (Chapter 40)
Regulations Governing Educational Services for Gifted Students
Arlington Public Schools respectfully responds to the Proposed Regulations:
Change to: If a program is designed to address specific academic aptitude, an individually administered or group-administered, nationally norm-referenced aptitude/or achievement test shall be included as one of the three measures used in the school division’s identification procedure.
Arlington Public Schools is sensitive to the concerns of larger
Finally, there is concern about cost implications for additional staff resources and time devoted to a 60-business day eligibility process as well as taking the focus of gifted education staff away from the delivery of gifted services and focusing more time and resources on expediting the eligibility process.
The Proposed Revisions introduces language more in-line with IDEA without the financial or personnel support needed to engage in individual monitoring or documentation of students’ outcomes. This would encumber an economic burden on school divisions who would need to redirect personnel and resources away from student services to data collection, assessment, and outcome reporting.
Additionally - Arlington Public Schools concurs with the specific changes proposed by both the