                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ANNUAL REPORT ON GIFTED EDUCATION REQUIRED; LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GIFTED
EDUCATION (§ 22.1-18.1)

Each local school board shall submit the annual report, &#8220;Programs for
Gifted Education,&#8221; as required by Board regulations, to the Department of
Education.
		Each school board may appoint, in accordance with the regulations of the Board
of Education, a local advisory committee on gifted education. A local advisory
committee on gifted education shall annually review the local plan for the
education of gifted students, including revisions, and determine the extent to
which the plan for the previous year was implemented. The comments and
recommendations of the local advisory committee on gifted education shall be
submitted in writing directly to the school board and the superintendent.
		A school board shall comply with Board regulations governing gifted education
relative to the use of multiple criteria for the identification of gifted
students.
		With such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose, the Department of
Education shall conduct an annual review of all local gifted education programs,
on such date as it may determine, to ensure full implementation and compliance
with federal and state laws and regulations governing gifted education. The
Department may conduct the review as an on-site observation or require
certification of compliance from the division superintendent.

HISTORY: 1998, c. 879; 1999, c. 554; 2012, cc. 805, 836.