Improvement Gifted Education Programs About the Gifted Education Program . The State-Assisted Gifted Program provides funds for the implementation of special instructional services in the academic or fine arts areas to meet the special needs of students who are identified as gifted. The programs provide differentiated learning opportunities normally not available in a regular public school program.
Primary emphasis is upon higher level and abstract thinking skills and on creative expression.
Instructional sessions must be supplementary to the regular instructional program both in content and in cost. Each participating student must be selected in accordance with criteria published in the guidelines, which include evidence of outstanding intellectual ability, academic achievement, creativity, and performance in related areas. Discretionary grants are made on the basis of approved programs. The funding is primarily determined by the number of participants in the program. Allowable costs must be in addition to the costs which would have been incurred by the district if it did not have a state-assisted gifted program.