
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Login

Data, Media and Reports

You are here: » » » » » »

Most Requested Topics:

Teams/Divisions:


Home
Academic Standards
Accreditation
Assessments/Testing
Board of Education
Career and Technical Education
Child Nutrition
Commissioner of Education
Directories
Early Childhood
Laws and Regulations
Licensure
News / Publications
School Finance
School Improvement
Special Education
Title Programs

Page Questions

Early Childhood,
Special Education, and
Title Programs
Team Director:
Colleen Riley

Assistant Directors:
Kerry Haag
Jana Bradfield

1-800-203-9462
(Kansas Residents Only)
or
1-785-291-3097

Special Education Services
Web contact:
Evelyn Alden
(785)296-3868

Kansas Effective Practices Instructional Toolkit

KSDE Events Portal Navagation Links


*FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions*
FAQ - Receiving Gifted Services via Special Education Kansas State statute and regulations require Special Education services be provided through the development and implementation of individualized education programs (IEP’s) for eligible students identified as meeting the definition of gifted and because of their giftedness, need specialized instruction to ensure access and progress within the general education curriculum. FAQ - Finding A Mentor Mentoring - the presence of caring adults offering support, advice, friendship, reinforcement and constructive examples - has proved to be a powerful tool for helping young people fullfill their potential. FAQ - Minimal Gifted IEP Requirements The following items are statutorily required to be included in the format design for an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for an eligible student identified as gifted with no disabilities. Other elements within the overall IEP process will still require documentation, the format to be locally determined. FAQ - How to Use the New IQ Tests in Selecting Gifted Children There are multiple ways of administering and scoring the new instruments. The designation of giftedness is now unclear. Under these circumstances, how should decisions be made about the use of IQ tests in the selection of students for gifted schools, programs and services? FAQ - Who Are the Gifted Using the New WISC-IV? Each generation of IQ tests by the various test publishers is eventually revised and renormed, with a test possibly being completely reformulated. We are in the transition phase now, using a whole new series of tests and finding what works and doesn’t work, or which portions to utilize to satisfy various needs. FAQ - The 10 most commonly asked questions about highly gifted children All about highly gifted children. FAQ - Parenting TIPs about Gifted Children Duke TIP realizes that parents often need additional support and guidance regarding the educational needs of their gifted children. As a result, they have designed a segment of their Web site specifically to address those common concerns and questions that parents have in raising and educating their gifted child. FAQ - Top 10 Tips for Talking With Your Gifted Child's Teacher A good way to allow for any in-depth discussion of a child's problems or needs is to set up a private conference. Here are some tips for a successful discussion.

Some documents on this website require Adobe Reader to view. Get Adobe Reader