Updated State Plan for the Gifted

Posted Fri, 07/10/2009 - 10:09 by TracyWeinberg

The Texas Education Agency has proposed minor revisions to the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students. These changes will be presented to the State Board of Education on July 16-17.  Given that the changes are not significant, I do not expect much controversy on this matter.

The thing I like best about this updated version is that on each page of the State Plan, the footer reads, "The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school has the primary responsibility for ensuring that the district or school complies with all applicable requirements of state educational programs (TEC §7.028)"

This is a welcome addition and a useful reminder for advocates of gifted education; these educational leaders need to be made aware of and/or reminded of their responsibilities in this area.

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Comparison with the old plan

by LynetteBreedlove - 12/01/2009 - 10:31

I've done a comparison of the 2000 State Plan version and the Sept 2009 draft (10/08/09) that Kelly sent me.  I'd be happy to share it after it's rolled out at the conference.

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by JanisFall - 07/14/2009 - 10:16

Was this done through the Board? Did I miss an opportunity to work on this?

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by TracyWeinberg - 07/14/2009 - 11:46

Thanks for the query, Jan.  This rewrite was done through the Commissioner's Advisory Council, spearheaded by Kelly. There were a dozen or so involved through that avenue; I think Krys Goree was very actively involved, as I believe she was the chair of the Council at the time.

Thanks!

by JanisFall - 07/14/2009 - 12:25

Thanks Tracy. Glad to know Krys was on it. :-) I feel confident that she would make great choices for improvement!! :-) Hope you're having a good summer. I spent two weeks in 60 degree weather in IN. It was amazing.