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The ECBOCES Administrative Unit (AU) has adopted the state definition for gifted students.
"Gifted and talented children" means those persons between the ages of four and twenty- one whose abilities, talents, and potential for accomplishment are so exceptional or developmentally advanced that they require special provisions to meet their educational programming needs. Children under five who are gifted may also be provided with early childhood special educational services.

Gifted students include gifted students with disabilities (i.e. twice exceptional) and students with exceptional abilities or potential from all socio-economic and ethnic, cultural populations. Gifted students are capable of high performance, exceptional production, or exceptional learning behavior by virtue of any or a combination of these areas of giftedness:

General or Specific Intellectual Ability
Specific Academic Aptitude
Creative or Productive Thinking
Leadership Abilities
Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Musical or Psychomotor Abilities
- Select activity Twelve traits of giftedness
  
  Twelve traits of giftedness File
- Select activity Parent Referral Form
  
  Parent Referral Form File
- Select activity Parent Referral Form Spanish
  
  Parent Referral Form Spanish File
- Select activity ECBOCES GT Handbook, English
  
  ECBOCES GT Handbook, English File
- Select activity ECBOCES GT Handbook, Spanish
  
  ECBOCES GT Handbook, Spanish File