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Introduction Key Question One: What are the goals and necessary outcomes of gifted and talented education in the State of Maryland?
Recommendations: 1.1 Appropriate Recognition and Services
1.2 World Class Curricular Standards
1.3 System-Wide Flexibility
1.4 Trained Staff Key Question Two: What must the Maryland State Department of Education do in order to ensure that these goals are reached?
Recommendations: 2.1 State Mandate
2.2 Funding 2.3 State Definition
2.4 State Office for Gifted and Talented
2.5 Summer Centers Key Question Three: What must each local school system do in order to ensure that these goals are reached?
Recommendations: 3.1 Local Action Plan
3.2 Local Gifted & Talented Supervisory Position
3.3 Counseling Services
3.4 Teacher Selection Key Question Four: How should schools identify the needs of gifted and talented students and provide for an appropriate range of services to meet those identified needs?
Recommendations: 4.1 Early Childhood Education
4.2 Identification
4.3 Range of Services & Educational Options
4.4 Appropriately Challenging Curriculums & Instruction
4.5 Mathematics and Science Curriculum
4.6 Acceleration Options
4.7 Grouping Practices Key Question Five: How can parents and community resources be best used to assist schools in meeting the needs of gifted and talented students?
Recommendations 5.1 Local Advisory Council
5.2 Parent Involvement
5.3 Community Resources Key Question Six: What must the state, higher education, and local systems do to provide appropriate training for teachers and administrators in how to accomodate the needs of gifted and talented students?
Recommendations 6.1 Teacher Training Standards
6.2 Undergrad & Graduate Teacher Training Programs
6.3 Gifted Education Certification Option
6.4 State-Sponsored Training Centers
6.5 Staff Development Key Question Seven: What can state and local school systems do to make effective use of current and future technology in efforts to provide flexible services for gifted and talented students?
Recommendations 7.1 Opportunities through Technology Key Question Eight: What must the state do to provide special assistance and support to school systems who need such help to successfully implement these recommendations?
Recommendations 8.1 Special Funding & Technical Assistance Key Question Nine: How should the state implement these recommendations and assist local school systems in developing, implementing, and monitoring their efforts?
Recommendations 9.1 Gifted and Talented Advisory Council
9.2 Statewide Database
9.3 Statewide Initiative Key Question Ten: How should the impact of the recommendations for Gifted and Talented Education be evaluated?
Recommendations 10.1 State Report Card
Appendices Appendix A Gifted and Talented Education in Maryland
Appendix B The Charge to the Maryland Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education
Appendix C Members of the Maryland Task Force on Gifted and Talented Education
Appendix D Consultants to and reviewers of the work of the Task Force
Appendix E Maryland State Department of Education Staff who contributed to this report
Appendix F Bibliography | 
