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*Giftedness Defined in KS Regulations*
Giftedness As Defined in Kansas Special Education Regulations In the 2010 Kansas Special Education Regulations (91-40-1cc), “Gifted” means performing or demonstrating the potential for performing at significantly higher levels of accomplishment in one or more academic fields due to intellectual ability, when compared to others of similar age, experience, and environment. "Giftedness"either progresses or regresses and can be stifled in an educational environment that does not enhance individual growth. Talents develop when the environment challenges and stimulates the innate ability of the person. Such conditions must continue throughout the person's lifetime for high levels of self- actualization to occur. Feelings of frustration, boredom, and discouragement result when limits are placed upon an individual's intellectual and educational growth. The unique intellectual and academic needs of gifted students may not always be fully met through general education. Once identified as a student with giftedness, Kansas state statute requires Special Education services be provided through the development and implementation of individualized education plans (IEPs) for eligible students identified as gifted and needing special instructional support.

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