Regulation .06 Monitoring and Reporting Requirements.
Regulation .06 Monitoring and Reporting Requirements.LinkCopy Citation
A.
Local school system superintendents may exempt specific schools from the requirement to identify a significant number of gifted and talented students.
B.
Beginning September 1, 2019, local school systems shall report in their consolidated local Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan:
(1)
The process for identifying gifted and talented students;
(2)
The number of gifted and talented students identified in each school;
(3)
The percentage of gifted and talented students identified in the local school system;
(4)
The schools that have been exempted from identification of a significant number of gifted and talented students and the rationale;
(5)
The continuum of programs and services; and
(6)
Data-informed goals, targets, strategies, and timelines.
C.
Beginning September 1, 2019, the Maryland State Department of Education shall:
(1)
Facilitate a peer-review of local school systems’ gifted and talented identification, programs, and services every 3 years; and
(2)
Submit an annual report on the status and progress of gifted and talented students in Maryland to the State Board of Education.