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Contacts

State Education Agency

Mississippi Department of Education

Jen Cornett

Gifted Education Specialist

Advanced Learning & Gifted Programs

PO Box 771

Jackson, MS  39205

601-359-2586

 

 

State Gifted Education Association

Mississippi Association for Gifted Children

P.O. Box 3545

Jackson, MS  39207

Carol W Paola

Executive Director

 

Donna Reynolds Welborn

President

 

 

Statistics

Year Data Collected 
2014-2015
Total Student Population 
490,225
Number of Identified Gifted Students 
31,566
State Funding for Gifted and Talented Education 

no information provided

Policy

Areas of giftedness addressed in state definition: 
Intellectually Gifted
Academically Gifted
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 specifically permits
Does state policy permit early entrance to kindergarten? 
State policy does not permit
Does the state have an acceleration policy? 
State policy specifically permits
Does the state require general education teachers to receive training on gifted students after initial teacher certification is attained? 
Yes
Does the state require professionals working in specialized gifted ed programs to have a gifted ed endorsement or certification? 
Yes
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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