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Illinois

Contacts

State Educational Agency

Illinois Board of Education
Carol McCue, Principal Consultant
Federal Grants & Programs 100 North 1st Street Springfield, IL 62777
(217) 524-4832
vmccue@isbe.net
http://www.isbe.net

State Association or Affiliate

Illinois Association for Gifted Children
Michele Kane, President
800 E. Northwest Hwy Suite 610 Palatine, IL 60074
(847) 963-1892
michelekane1@aol.com
http://www.iagcgifted.org

Illinois Association for Gifted Children
Dr. Sally Walker, Executive Director
800 E. Northwest Hwy, Suite 610 Palatine, IL 60074
(815) 623-9850
sywalker@verizon.net
http://www.iagcgifted.org

Other

Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
1500 West Sullivan Road Aurora, IL 60506
http://imsa.edu

Statistics

ALL DATA FROM 2008-2009 (unless otherwise noted)

Total Student Population (K-12)

 

2,019,678

Number of Identified Gifted Students  Not Collected
State Funding for Gifted and Talented Education  $0 (2008-2009)
$0 (2007-2008)
$0 (2006-2007)


Policies

Does the State Mandate Identification for Gifted and Talented Education?

No

Does the state have a definition of gifted/talented?; Are districts required to follow the state definition?

Yes in state statute; No

What areas of giftedness are specifically addressed in the state definition of gifted/talented?

Intellectually Gifted, Academically Gifted, Leadership, Performing/Visual Arts, Creatively Gifted, Culturally Diverse

Does the State Mandate Services for Gifted and Talented Education?

No

Does the state provide guidance or guidelines for the process of identifying gifted/talented students?

Not Applicable

Are districts throughout the state required to follow the same identification guidelines or uniform identification process?

No

Does the state have a policy requiring districts to recognize gifted eligibilities from other districts in the same state?

No state policy; up to LEA to determine

Does State Policy Permit Early Entrance to Kindergarten?

State policy leaves LEA to determine

Does State Policy Permit Students to be Dually or Concurrently Enrolled in a Community College, College or University?

No state policy up to LEA to determaine

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 state policy; up to LEA to determine

Does the state require general education teachers to have training on the nature/needs of gifted students?

No
Does the state monitor/audit LEA programs for gifted/talented students? No