GIFTED EDUCATION IN MISSOURI
Missouri Departmentof Elementary and Secondary EducationOctober 17, 2014
David Welch
Why we do what we do2
Minimum Requirements 1. Students must be selected using minimum
state criteria
2. Teacher MUST have appropriate gifted certificate
3. Identified students MUST have a minimum of 150 contact minutes per week.
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Advisory Council4
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Missouri Totals6
School DistrictsElementary Districts = 72Secondary Districts = 448Charter LEA’s = 37
TOTAL 557
Fall Enrollment Grades K-8 = 618,594 Grades 9-12 = 269,047
TOTAL 887,641
Gifted by the Numbers2013 -2014
223 School Districts (40%)
46,619 students identified (5%)
40,573 students served (4%)
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Gifted Web Page8
