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Contacts

State Education Agency

Nevada Department of Education

Marva Cleven

Education Programs Supervisor

Office of Special Education

700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 113

Carson City, NV 89701-5096

775-687-9146

 

 

State Gifted Education Association

No information available

Statistics

Year Data Collected 
2014-2015
Total Student Population 
459,172
Number of Identified Gifted Students 
12,436
State Funding for Gifted and Talented Education 

2014-2015:  $5,174,243

Policy

Areas of giftedness addressed in state definition: 
Intellectually Gifted
Academically Gifted
Leadership
Performing/Visual Arts
Creatively Gifted
Other
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? 
No
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? 
Yes
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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