Checkpoint 2: Regulation 2590.1
and
DoDEA Program Guide
2590.2
True or False
1.
DoDEA Regulation
2590.1 on gifted education does not apply to high school.
The correct response is false.
The regulation authorizes a comprehensive plan to ensure that
each school (K-12) identifies gifted students and provides gifted
students appropriate educational opportunities.
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F
2.
Schools
may individually decide how they will identify students for gifted
education services.
The correct response is false. DoDEA Program Guide
2590.2
is available and specifies procedures for the identification
of gifted students. The guidelines within the Manual specify
that no single measure may be used to include or exclude a student
from gifted education eligibility.