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Contacts

State Education Agency

Idaho Department of Education

Dr. Peggy Wenner

Gifted/Talented Coordinator

PO Box 83720

Boise, ID  83702

 

 

 

State Gifted Education Association

Idaho:  The Association for the Gifted

Ingrid Jungen

President

Statistics

Year Data Collected 
2014-2015
Total Student Population 
291,219
Number of Identified Gifted Students 
6,745
State Funding for Gifted and Talented Education 

2014-2015:  $150,000

2013-2014:  $100,000

2012-2013:  $80,000

Policy

Areas of giftedness addressed in state definition: 
Intellectually Gifted
Academically Gifted
Specific academic areas
Leadership
Performing/Visual Arts
Creatively Gifted
Does the state mandate identification for gifted & talented education? 
Yes
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? 
State policy leaves LEA to determine
Does state policy permit early entrance to kindergarten? 
State policy does not permit
Does the state have an acceleration policy? 
State policy leaves 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
Does the state monitor/audit LEA programs for gifted & talented students? 
No
Does the state report on the achievement or learning growth of gifted students? 
No

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