Action | Revision of regulations school divisions must meet in their gifted education programs, K - 12 |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 9/26/2008 |
Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the proposed changes to the regulations governing the education of gifted students in
Regarding 8VAC20-40-70, I am baffled as to the reason for not protecting the funds for identified gifted students. The entire clause for protected funding has been removed from the regulation. In the absence of this regulatory language protecting the funding for gifted program services, funds could be used for other purposes which could reduce the quality of gifted programming in many school divisions.
For these reasons, I request the following changes to the revisions:
(1) Each local school division shall submit to the Department of Education for approval a plan, developed on a five-year basis, for the education of gifted students to ensure that the regulations are being followed.
(2) State funds administered by the Department of Education for the education of gifted students shall be used only to support activities identified in the school division's plan as approved by the Board of Education.