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David Welch. Gifted Education in Missouri. Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. October 17, 2014. Why we do what we do. Minimum Requirements. 1. Students must be selected using minimum state criteria 2. Teacher MUST have appropriate gifted certificate
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David Welch Gifted Education in Missouri Missouri Departmentof Elementary and Secondary Education October 17, 2014
Minimum Requirements • 1. Students must be selected using minimum state criteria • 2. Teacher MUST have appropriate gifted certificate • 3. Identified students MUST have a minimum of 150 contact minutes per week.
Missouri Totals School Districts Elementary Districts = 72 Secondary Districts = 448 Charter LEA’s = 37 TOTAL 557 • Fall Enrollment Grades K-8 = 618,594 Grades 9-12 = 269,047 TOTAL 887,641
Gifted by the Numbers 2013 -2014 223 School Districts (40%) 46,619 students identified (5%) 40,573 students served (4%)
Contact David Welch Phone (573) 751-7754 Fax (573) 526-6698 David.welch@dese.mo.gov