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Gifted education is the shared responsibility of the Bureau of Special Education and the Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support. The integrated approach commits both Bureaus to providing support for Chapter 16.

Title 22 Education, Chapter 16: Special Education for Gifted Students regulations, the Parent Guide to Gifted Education, the Basic Education Circular Special Education for Gifted Students and the Gifted Guidelines reflect Pennsylvania's commitment to gifted students as "children with exceptionalities" and therefore in need of specially designed instruction.

Basic Education Circular (BECs) for Gifted Students

If you need assistance for Gifted Education, please contact:

Shirley Moyer
Bureau of Special Education
Phone: (717) 705-5186
Email: shirmoyer@pa.gov

Gifted Education Forms

Gifted Complaint Form

To file a gifted complaint with PDE's Bureau of Special Education, use the below gifted complaint form.

Please return form to: PDE/BSE, 333 Market Street, 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 or to Don Dolbin at ddolbin@pa.gov.

You must send a copy of this complaint to the school district.

Curriculum Resources to Support Gifted Education

Additional Resources for Parents

The Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education - PAGE
The mission of Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE) is to advocate for mentally gifted children by working with parents, teachers, administrators, policy makers, and the community to meet the diverse needs of gifted learners.

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Gifted education is the shared responsibility of the Bureau of Special Education and the Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support. The integrated approach commits both Bureaus to providing support for Chapter 16.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) mitigation efforts have required school communities to work within changing, complex circumstances and unprecedented situations. The Pennsylvania Department of Education is committed to offering guidance and resources to support and help protect school communities during this pandemic.

V isit our What's New page for a daily summary of updates made across our COVID-19 website.

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Resources for School Communities During COVID-19

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) mitigation efforts have required school communities to work within changing, complex circumstances and unprecedented situations. The Pennsylvania Department of Education is committed to offering guidance and resources to support and help protect school communities during this pandemic. V isit our What's New page for a daily summary of updates made across our COVID-19 website.

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Parent/Teacher resources

American Mensa and the Mensa Education & Research Foundation provide a number of resources in the support and education of gifted youth. Benefits specifically created for this cause include the following.

Bright enewsletter

Mensa For Kids' Bright! is the smartest monthly enewsletter for kids ages 6-10. Regular features include games of logic, math, spatial relations and word usage; science features; and activity ideas, programs and feature stories courtesy of the Mensa For Kids website and the Mensa Foundation.

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American Mensa and the Mensa Education & Research Foundation provide a number of resources in the support and education of gifted youth. Benefits specifically created for this cause include the following. Bright enewsletter Mensa For Kids' Bright! is the smartest monthly enewsletter for kids ages 6-10.

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Special Education Advisor

Pennsylvania Department of Education

sheye@pa.gov

717-829-5133

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Western PA Gifted Liaison

Allegheny Intermediate Unit

amy.mcshane@aiu3.net

412-394-4193

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Eastern PA Gifted Liaison
Montgomery County IU

psemicek@mciu.org
610-755-9483

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This is the list of gifted liaisons for each Intermediate Unit

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IMPORTANT NOTE: While electronic signatures on Gifted documents are permissible, PLEASE check with your administrator first to make sure this is not in violation of any LEA policies. Again, we insist that you check with your administrator first prior to asking any parent/guardian to electro...