Purpose
The State Advisory Council for
Gifted and Talented Education is mandated by KRS 158.648 and is created to make
recommendations regarding the provision of educational services for gifted and
talented students in the Commonwealth.
Membership
The council shall be composed of
nineteen (19) voting members who shall be appointed by the Governor and three
(3) nonvoting, ex officio members.
The council shall be composed of nineteen (19)
voting members who shall be appointed by the Governor and three (3) nonvoting,
ex officio members. The members shall be appointed representing various
constituencies as follows:
- Four (4) members shall be teachers within local school
districts representing elementary, middle, and high school levels with at least
one (1) full-time teacher of gifted and talented students and one (1) full-time
teacher who teaches in a regular classroom;
- Four (4) members shall be parents of students in local
school districts, including two (2) parents of students identified as gifted
and talented and at least one (1) who serves or has served on a school council;
- Three (3) members shall be from postsecondary education
institutions, including one (1) from an independent college or university;
- One (1) member shall be a superintendent of a local school
district;
- Two (2) members shall be principals, including one (1)
from an elementary or middle school and one (1) from a high school;
- Two (2) members shall be coordinators of gifted and
talented programs and services in local school districts;
- One (1) member shall be a local board of education member;
- One (1) member shall represent the visual and performing
arts; and
- One (1) member shall be appointed from the private
business sector.
(b) The three (3) nonvoting ex officio members shall be: the
state consultant for gifted and talented education in the Kentucky Department
of Education, a staff person designated by the executive secretary of the
Education Professional Standards Board, and a staff person designated by the
president of the Council on Postsecondary Education. Vacancies shall be filled
by the Governor as they occur in a manner consistent with the provisions for
initial appointment.
Kathie Anderson
Office of Special Education and Early Learning
Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool
300 Sower Blvd., 4th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4970 Ext. 4133