Schools should develop a process that will actively involve parents as equal partners in the development of a plan to meet the educational needs of students whose needs are not being met by the regular academic program.
Parents are critical to the development of talent in children.
Therefore, it makes sense for schools to design ways in which parents can be a critical part of their child's educational planning. Schools need to develop a process that will actively involve parents as equal partners in the development of a plan to meet the educational needs of any student whose needs are not being met by the regular academic program. This is especially true for those subgroups of talented students who continue to be underserved. These are students whose abilities may not be readily recognized and who often need even more specialized services. For these students, the development of a very individualized set of goals and objectives to help them achieve will require the best problem-solving efforts of parents and educators working together in a cooperative and collegial atmosphere.