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Classroom teachers will be familiar with the criteria for identifying gifted and talented pupils and will be alert to pupils who exhibit those criteria. How will NJ’s new gifted and talented education law affect Montclair? The district worked with Lenore Cortina, an expert in gifted education at Rutgers, on revising the program.

And Tinio estimates that about half of New Jersey’s schools provide separate classrooms, while the other half is integrated into the existing class. NJAGC has endorsed an exciting new federal bill that will help create equity for gifted learners.

This initial review will prompt a secondary review of all indicators of status and progress for gifted and talented programming.

The bills were sponsored by Assembly members Pamela R. Lampitt, Andrew Zwicker and Valerie Vaineri Huttle, and senators James Beach and Shirley K. Turner.

Classroom teachers will be familiar with the criteria for identifying gifted and talented pupils and will be alert to pupils who exhibit those criteria.

Although all districts in New Jersey are required to offer some sort of gifted and talented programming to students beginning in kindergarten, there has been little oversight, and no reporting requirement to the state. The identification methodology will be developmentally appropriate, non-discriminatory, and related to the programs and services offered by the district.

Without mandated reporting and oversight, districts did not have access to federal grant money, according to the association.

Tinio said the new law will require accountability from the top down with the new district reporting requirements, and with the state in turn providing more oversight and guidelines. Previously, the Department of Education did not have a gifted and talented staff member within the department, the new law requires a dedicated commissioner for gifted and talented education. “School districts shall ensure equal access to a continuum of gifted and talented education services.

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Montclair’s criteria for grades 2-8 into the gifted education program include: end-of-year GPA to determine overall academic performance, universal screener for ELA and Math to determine competence in those subjects, district assessments in ELA and Math to determine local achievement in standards, and teacher inventory of learning and motivation characteristics to determine task commitment.

The Superintendent will confer with past and present teachers of any pupil identified in the review of files and of any pupil recommended for screening by a teacher. Although all districts in New Jersey are required to offer some sort of gifted and talented programming to students beginning in kindergarten, there has been little oversight, and no reporting requirement to the state. While the NJ state department of education has not specified any set curriculum guidelines for Gifted and Talented education, the Chesterfield Township School District had incorporated various State Curriculum into our framework.

The identification process shall include consideration of all students, including those who are English language learners and those with Individualized Education plans [special need students] or 504 plans [students given special accommodations],” the law states.

Flexible groups by skill level, targeted ability and interest area (K-8), STEAM Courses (K-8) 21st Century Life and Careers (K-8), Water Safety Training (K-8) Mindfulness Practices (PreK-8), Advanced High School Math Courses (7 & 8). The new law provides an expanded definition for gifted children and guidelines on student evaluations  into the programs. The current parameters and design of our SAIL program are under review for changes/revisions that will appropriately meet the needs of our students,” said Hayes. Anzzolin, Kathleen - Occupational Therapist, Campbell, Meredith - School Counselor (on leave), MacDonald, Eileen - Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Special Services, Taibo-Lemanowicz, Christina - Fifth Grade, Wasman-Jones, Pamela - Speech Pathologist. However, there are standards that have been developed by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC).

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