Well… yes! But… it depends on which state and school district you live in… so contact your school district’s special education office first and find out if they support IEP/Section 504s for gifted/talented children and then if your district does not support IEP/Section 504s for gifted/talented than contact your state department of education (DOE). It is easier to get the IEP or Section 504 on attention issues or behavior issues (since boredom will result if the curriculum is easy for your child), but with a little research and preparation, you should be able to get your child on at least a Section 504 or IEP depending on their needs.
Here’s a couple of places to help you get started:
Across the board, a relatively small group of states–Alabama, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, and West Virginia–has binding frameworks that approximate the full individualized and legalized model of the IDEA. Of this group, only Tennessee treats gifted students as a subgroup of students with disabilities, but the majority provides only limited separation and customization. Pennsylvania, which remains by far in the leading position in terms of the frequency of litigation, changed to a differentiated approach approximately 3 years ago by dropping selected features of the IDEA model, such as the manifestation determination requirement for placement changes and state complaint resolution mechanism for alternative enforcement. However, like the provisions in Alabama and Florida, the Pennsylvania “law” is in the form of regulations, which are easier to change and weaker than legislation.
I have even seen North Carolina have an IEP for gifted students…
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