Public commentators, the Senate Education Committee and IRRC recommended that the language in § 16.7 (b)(relating to special education) be clarified to ensure that for students determined to be eligible for special education and needing gifted education, the processes followed under Chapters 14 and 342 fully address the students» needs related to disability as well as that for gifted status. (pabulletin.com)
Controlling for race, gender, economic disadvantage, LEP (Limited English Proficiency), and prior gifted status, marginal G&T students have a relative rank in 7th grade that is 13 to 21 percentiles lower than similar students who were not admitted. (educationnext.org)
IRRC commented that the criteria for determination of gifted status currently found in Department guidelines are regulatory in nature and should be added to the regulation. (pabulletin.com)