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The Gifted Education Unit provides leadership and assistance to Arizona public schools in providing appropriate gifted education services K-12 for their gifted and advanced learners (approximately 8% of Arizona’s public school population), so they may develop and achieve according to their abilities and potential.

Mission Champion the academic, intellectual, social and emotional development of Arizona’s gifted and advanced learners through ensuring gifted learners in Arizona receive an appropriate gifted education commensurate with their abilities and potential.

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    Arizona law requires that all public school districts must both identify gifted learners and provide appropriate educational programs and services for gifted learners. However, the law does not prescribe the models that district must use to serve their gifted learners.

    • Mandatory K-12 Gifted Services   ARS §15-779.02   PDF
    • Arizona Revised Statute §15-779.02
    • Requirements for Gifted Education, K-12 Endorsements
    • State Board Approved Test List for Identifying Gifted Students Updated June 2015

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    From the Gifted Education Blog

    AAGT 47th VIRTUAL Annual Conference: Empowering Equity in Gifted Education Wed, Oct 28 2020

    AAGT 47th VIRTUAL Annual Conference: Empowering Equity in Gifted Education

    AAGT Virtual Parent Institute "The Joy of Being Gifted" October 17th. Access to event portal through September 2021! Fri, Oct 16 2020

    Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented (AAGT)

    2020 (Virtual) Parent Institute: The Joy of Being Gifted

    Register at: ArizonaGifted.org/Parent-Institute

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