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This bill aims to establish a professional development program in gifted and talented education within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. It requires educators, including administrators, whose classrooms, schools, or districts contain one or more students who achieve or have the potential to achieve beyond the age-average grade level or are identified as gifted and talented to complete 15 hours of such professional development every 5 years for licensure renewal. Additionally, the bill mandates that in order to receive a provisional or standard educator certificate, applicants must complete training sessions in the education of beyond grade-level and/or gifted students, including strategies for talent development and addressing biases that lead to missed opportunities for these students. The bill also requires school districts to provide training for administrators and teachers in gifted education and report on the gifted education training provided, the number of educators receiving such training, and how their Title II Part A programs and activities address the learning needs of beyond grade-level and/or gifted students.

Education

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H521