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Contacts

State Education Agency

Louisiana Department of Education

Marian Suzy Johnson

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA  70804

225-342-0576

 

 

State Gifted Education Association

Association for Gifted and Talented Students in Louisiana

304 Deerpark Tr

Lafayette, LA   70508

Anne Reese
President

337-856-5004

Statistics

Year Data Collected 
2013-2014
Total Student Population 
715,231
Number of Identified Gifted Students 
29,614
State Funding for Gifted and Talented Education 

2014-2015:  $42,686,106

2013-2014:  $42,095,765

2012-2013:  $39,920,424

Policy

Areas of giftedness addressed in state definition: 
Intellectually Gifted
Academically Gifted
Performing/Visual Arts
Other
Does the state mandate identification for gifted & talented education? 
Yes
Does the state mandate services for gifted & talented education? 
Yes
Does the state provide guidance or guidelines for the process of identifying gifted & talented students? 
Yes
Does the state have a policy requiring districts to recognize gifted eligibilities from other districts in the same state? 
State policy specifically permits
Does state policy permit early entrance to kindergarten? 
State policy leaves LEA to determine
Does the state have an acceleration policy? 
State policy leaves LEA to determine
Does the state require general education teachers to receive training on gifted students after initial teacher certification is attained? 
No
Does the state require professionals working in specialized gifted ed programs to have a gifted ed endorsement or certification? 
Yes
Does the state monitor/audit LEA programs for gifted & talented students? 
No
Does the state report on the achievement or learning growth of gifted students? 
No

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