Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

Some Progress Made in Monitoring Services for Gifted Students; Additional Steps Needed

Report 10-36, April 2010




Report Summary

The Department of Education has taken some steps to better monitor whether school districts appropriately identify gifted students and provide services to these students. The department has modified its Automated Student Information System to collect information on how districts identify gifted students. Although it has not yet modified its course directory to identify the courses in which gifted students receive differentiated instruction, it is taking steps to do so. The department has formed a workgroup to examine this issue and expects that the workgroup will provide recommendations for modifying the directory in June 2010. Lack of this information limits the Legislature's ability to determine what benefits are being achieved through its investment in gifted programs.


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  1. No Title
    Report 08-01
  2. Review of Florida's K-12 Gifted Program Part II
    Report 96-06 September 1996
  3. Information Brief of Florida's K-12 Gifted Program
    Report 95-45 March 1996
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Copies of this report in print or alternate accessible format may be obtained by email OPPAGA@oppaga.fl.gov, telephone (850) 488-0021, or mail 111 W. Madison St., Room 312 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1475.
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