Oklahoma § 70-1210.301 - Definitions
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 70-1210.301 — Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 70-1210.301. Definitions
As used in this act:
1. "Gifted and talented children" means those children
identified at the preschool, elementary and secondary level as
having demonstrated potential abilities of high performance
capability and needing differentiated or accelerated education or
services. For the purpose of this definition, "demonstrated
abilities of high performance capability" means those identified
students who score in the top three percent (3%) on any national
standardized test of intellectual ability. Said definition may also
include students who excel in one or more of the following areas:
a.
creative thinking ability,
b.
leadership ability,
c.
visual and performing arts ability, and
d.
specific academic ability.
A school district shall identify children in capability areas by
means of a multicriteria evaluation. Provided, with first and
second grade level children, a local school district may utilize
other evaluation mechanisms such as, but not limited to, teacher
referrals in lieu of standardized testing measures;
2. "Gifted child educational programs" means those special
instructional programs, supportive services, unique educational
materials, learning settings and other educational services which
differentiate, supplement and support the regular educational
program in meeting the needs of the gifted and talented child;
3. "Department" means the State Department of Education;
4. "Board" means the Oklahoma State Board of Education; and
5. "Act" means Sections 1210.301 through 1210.307 of this
title.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools
Laws 1980, c. 211, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1981, c. 278, § 1,
eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1985, c. 329, § 20, emerg. eff. July 30,
1985; Laws 1994, c. 359, § 2, eff. July 1, 1994.
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