Department of Higher Ed adds GT website

The Office of Gifted and Talented is pleased to announce that GT now has a presence on the ADE website. You may access the page using the following steps:

1. Go to the ADE main page: http://arkansased.org.

2. Immediately below the main title, “ArkansasEd.org” , is a link bar in red/pink.

3. Select (click) “School Support and Programs” in the link bar. The School Support and Special Programs page appears.

4. On the left side of the page is a listing of special programs. Click “Education of Gifted and Talented Children” and you will be at the new ADE GT site.

OR click on the following web address:

http://arkansased.org/programs/gt.html

The GT section of the ADE website contains information about:

· GT Standards – 2009 Standards

· AR Laws regarding GT

· Latest Commissioner’s Memos

· Advanced Placement/Pre-AP

· Annual Program Approval Application

· Arkansas Governor's School

· Licensure

· Monitoring

· Important Upcoming Dates

· Helpful Web Sites and Resources

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