Md. Code Regs. 13A.04.07.06 - Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

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.

Notes

Md. Code Regs. 13A.04.07.06

Regulation .06 amended effective 46:14 Md. R. 622, eff. 7/15/2019