14 Del. Admin. Code § 902-3.0

Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024

Section 902-3.0 - Development, Components and Plan Review

3.1 Each school district or charter school shall have a plan which, at a minimum, shall:

3.1.1 Outline the anticipated services to be provided and giftedness areas to be covered based upon each individual district or charter school's capacity.

3.1.2 Outline goals and specific outcomes;

3.1.3 Be developed with input from various stakeholder groups including parents;

3.1.4 Provide the process for identification of gifted or talented students by professionally qualified persons;

3.1.5 Outline an identification process that includes how each district or charter identifies gifted learners and in which defined giftedness areas that ensures all students have an equal opportunity to be identified and participate in the program;

3.1.6 Provide for a communication process, which shall include procedures to inform parents, guardians, or relative caregivers of a student's participation in the gifted or talented education program;

3.1.7 Establish procedures for requiring that, at a minimum, each teacher assigned to teach a student identified as gifted or talented be certified in accordance with the applicable Professional Standards Board regulations.

3.1.8 Establish procedures for students who transfer into the school district or charter school who have been identified as gifted or talented in their prior school; and

3.1.9 Provide for an evaluation of the plan.

3.2 Implementation of the gifted or talented programs and services shall be aligned to the plan.

3.3 The Department of Education shall review each plan periodically, but not less than every 5 years for compliance with this regulation and equitable practices. If a school district or charter school makes any substantive changes to the gifted or talented education plan, the plan shall be provided to the Department of Education within 1 year of the change for review for compliance with this regulation.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 902-3.0

23 DE Reg. 568 (1/1/2020)
27 DE Reg. 672 (3/1/2024) (Final)