Gifted and Talented Education

NOTE: The application due date for this program has passed.

Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) funding supports unique opportunities for high-achieving and underachieving students in public elementary and secondary schools in California who are identified as gifted and talented. Special efforts must be made to include students from economically disadvantaged and varying cultural backgrounds. The Legislature supports the development of a variety of program options and approaches to identification as long as this does not diminish service to identified students.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	Eligible LEAs submit applications to the California Department of Education. Applications are reviewed and, if they meet the criteria identified by law, are approved by the State Board of Education. In the future, the program evaluation will be submitted with the LEA's application for renewal. Budgets must be submitted annually, while applications may be approved for one, two, or three years.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Education Code 52200-52212; California Code of Regulations Title 5, Chapter 4, 3820-3870, Assembly Bill 2313
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2004-05
SACS Resource/ Revenue Codes	7140 / 8311
Total Available	$46,536,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	According to provisions of Education Code Section 52211, total funding available in the current fiscal year for GATE is divided by the total prior year Second Period Average Daily Attendance (ADA), in kindergarten through grade twelve, for all districts participating in the GATE program in the current year. The result is multiplied by the local educational agency's (LEA) prior year Second Period ADA. No district can receive less per ADA than the amount it received per ADA in the 1999-2000 school year. No district with fewer than 1,500 pupils in ADA will receive less to support its GATE program than $2,500 or the amount it received in 1998-99, whichever is greater.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	April 1, 2004
Due Date	June 15, 2004
Expected Notification Date	September 15, 2004

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/gt/
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Sandra Frank Phone : 916-323-5505 E-mail : sfrank@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Maxine Wheeler Phone : 916-323-4746 E-mail : mwheeler@cde.ca.gov
Division	Professional Learning Support Division Phone : 916-323-5847 Fax : 916-323-2833