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Contacts

State Education Agency

Guam Department of Education

Michelle Camacho

Coordinator, Gifted and Talented Education

501 Mariner Avenue

Barrigada, GU  96913

671-300-1347

State Gifted Education Association

No information available

Statistics

Year Data Collected 
2012-2013
Total Student Population 
Approximately 42,000
Number of Identified Gifted Students 
2,318
State Funding for Gifted and Talented Education 

2012-2013:  $0

2011-2012:  $0

2010-2011:  $0

Policy

Areas of giftedness addressed in state definition: 
No State Definition
Does the state mandate identification for gifted & talented education? 
No
Does the state mandate services for gifted & talented education? 
Yes
Does the state provide guidance or guidelines for the process of identifying gifted & talented students? 
Yes
Does the state have a policy requiring districts to recognize gifted eligibilities from other districts in the same state? 
No state policy, up to LEA to determine
Does state policy permit early entrance to kindergarten? 
No state policy, up to LEA to determine
Does the state have an acceleration policy? 
No state policy, up to LEA to determine
Does the state require general education teachers to receive training on gifted students after initial teacher certification is attained? 
No
Does the state require professionals working in specialized gifted ed programs to have a gifted ed endorsement or certification? 
No Information Provided
Does the state monitor/audit LEA programs for gifted & talented students? 
Yes
Does the state report on the achievement or learning growth of gifted students? 
No

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