# COMAR Title 13A — State Board of Education

## Subtitle 04 — Specific Subjects

### Chapter 07 — Gifted and Talented Education

#### Regulation .06 Monitoring and Reporting Requirements.

*COMAR 13A.04.07.06*

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.