As a current and long-time instructor of the gifted endorsement courses for Shenandoah University, I wholeheartedly request and endorse a review and update of the gifted regulations. The regulatory process was initiated and an updated draft of the gifted regulations was considered by the BOE in September and October of 2020 (October 14-15, 2020 | Virginia Department of Education, see Action/Discussion Items, letter J), and then it was withdrawn in 2021.

As a former (retired 2024) supervisor of gifted services, former member of the Gifted Advisory Committee for two terms, former member and officer of the Virginia Consortium of Gifted Education Administrators, former member of the Virginia Association for the Gifted, former member and officer of the Northern Virginia Council for Gifted/Talented Education (Supt. Region IV), member of the National Association of Gifted and Talented and other gifted organizations I know a tremendous amount of work was done to create the previous version. Where that process left off should be the place to start when reviewing current research and best practices to include in future revisions.