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Contacts

State Education Agency

West Virginia Department of Education

Terry Riley

Coordinator

Office of Special Education

1900 Kanawha Boulevard. E.

Building 6, Room 717

Charleston, WV  25305

304-558-2696 ext. 53223

 

 

State Gifted Education Association

West Virginia Association for Gifted & Talented

Denise Workman

President

 

Statistics

Year Data Collected 
2012-2013
Total Student Population 
282,311
Number of Identified Gifted Students 
5,428
State Funding for Gifted and Talented Education 

Information not provided.

Policy

Areas of giftedness addressed in state definition: 
Intellectually Gifted
Academically Gifted
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? 
State policy specifically permits
Does state policy permit early entrance to kindergarten? 
State policy leaves LEA to determine
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? 
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? 
Yes
Does the state report on the achievement or learning growth of gifted students? 
No

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