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Alabama

Contacts

State Educational Agency

Alabama Department of Education
Shirley Farrell, Educational Specialist
P.O. Box 302101 50 North Ripley St. Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114
sfarrell@alsde.edu
http://www.alsde.edu

Alabama Department of Education
Nancy Johnson, Educational Specialist
P.O. Box 302101 50 North Ripley St. Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
(334) 242-8114
njohnson@alsde.edu
http://www.alsde.edu

State Association or Affiliate

Alabama Association for Gifted Children
Patti Mizell, President
PO Box 43725 Birmingham, AL 35243
pmizell@ocbe.k12.al.us
http://www.alabamagifted.org

Other

Alabama School of Math and Science
1800 8th Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35203
http://asms.net

Statistics

ALL DATA FROM 2008-2009 (unless otherwise noted)

Total Student Population (K-12)

 

739,138

Number of Identified Gifted Students

36,420

State Funding for Gifted and Talented Education

$0 (2008-2009)
No data (2007-2008)
$2,300,000 (2006-2007)
$0 (2004-2005)
$0 (2003-2004)



Policies

Does the State Mandate Identification for Gifted and Talented Education? Yes
Does the state have a definition of gifted/talented?; Are districts required to follow the state definition? Yes, in state statute; Yes
What areas of giftedness are specifically addressed in the state definition of gifted/talented? Intellectually Gifted, Creatively Gifted, Culturally Diverse
Does the State Mandate Services for Gifted and Talented Education? Yes
Does the state provide guidance or guidelines for the process of identifying gifted/talented students?  Yes
Are districts throughout the state required to follow the same identification guidelines or uniform identification process?  Combination of state and LEA policies
Does the state have a policy requiring districts to recognize gifted eligibilities from other districts in the same state? Stet policy specifically permits
Does State Policy Permit Early Entrance to Kindergarten? State policy does not permit
Does State Policy Permit Students to be Dually or Concurrently Enrolled in a Community College, College or University? State policy specifically permits
Does State Policy Permit Middle School Students to be Dually or Concurrently Enrolled in High School? and if so, May they Receive Credit Towards High School Graduation? No data
Does the state require general education teachers to have training on the nature/needs of gifted students? Yes
Does the state monitor/audit LEA programs for gifted/talented students? Yes