Chapter 16- Agree and Disagree Statements
Each of the statements below emphasizes an aspect of Chapter 16.
Determine if you agree or disagree with each the statements below, and then
provide a rationale from chapter 16 to support your position on the
statement. (Find the portion of Chapter 16 that supports your response).
_____ 1. Gifted education can be provided at the convenience of local school districts.
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____2. In terms of creating a goal on a GIEP, acceleration and/or enrichment are the
only two service delivery options available to gifted students in a school district.
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_____3. A school district can decide autonomously to opt out of provided gifted
education services.
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_____4. Procedures for the education of gifted students are an essential component
of district strategic plans.
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_____5. There is no requirement to provide professional development to gifted and
regular education teachers on gifted education or gifted students.
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______6. A consequence of the compliance monitoring process as conducted by a
representative of the Pennsylvania Department of Education could be the
development of a corrective action plan to address various complaints against a
school district.
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_____7. A gifted child with an identified hearing disability has a GIEP and IEP. If
progress monitoring if required as a result of the IEP, it does not need to occur
because the child is gifted and has a GIEP.
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_____8. A child has been evaluated and determined to have an IQ of 126. Based on
the criteria found in Chapter 16, this child would automatically be ineligible for
gifted education services.
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_____9. Both the parents and teachers of a child may refer him/her for a gifted
multidisciplinary evaluation.
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_____10. A school district can conduct their own pre- evaluation of a child before
providing a parent with a request to evaluate form.
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_____11. A school district administrator is a required member of the gifted
multidisciplinary team (GMDT).
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_____12. A parent may remove a student from gifted education placement by signing
a waiver to document such a request.
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_____13. If a child moves into a school district with a PA GIEP, gifted education
services must be implemented to the best of the school district’s ability immediately.
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_____14. A school district administrator is a required member of the GIEP team.
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_____15. The GIEP is a legally binding document.
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_____ 16. A family resides in a district but sends their identified gifted child to a local
private school. The private school must provide gifted services for that child at the
expense of the feeding school district.
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_____17. It is not necessary to notify parents if the school district is conducting a reevaluation of a gifted student.
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_____18. Parents of a gifted student have requested an impartial due process hearing
over the refusal of the school district to provide acceleration in math for their child.
The school district can terminate provided gifted services for this child until the
decision of the hearing officer has been determined.
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_____19. Only school district administration can be asked to provide testimony
during a due process hearing.
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_____20. The determination of gifted services that must be provided as a result of the
mediation agreement are binding on both parents and school district.
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_____21. The initial IQ determination for a gifted student continues to be placed on
his GIEP every year the GIEP is revised.
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____22. A school has limited funding and cannot provide adequate staffing for a
gifted program, therefore, the school can decide to terminate the gifted program.
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