Policy 6271 – Instruction for Gifted and Talented Students

The Board of Education, recognizing the need for programs addressing the special needs of
gifted and talented students, shall endeavor to provide the level of monetary support it deems
proper to enhance programs for those students so identified. Procedures for the selection of
programs and students will be developed by the professional staff and approved by the Board.

The District will not designate a student as “gifted” based upon the student’s participation in an
advanced placement course or international baccalaureate course. Rather, such determinations
will be made consistent with the statutorily defined phrase, “gifted children.