What is the purpose of gifted education in Mississippi?
The purpose of Mississippi’s gifted education programs is to ensure that gifted children who demonstrate unusually high potential as described in the definitions below are identified and offered an appropriate education based upon their exceptional abilities. Because of their unusual capabilities, they require uniquely qualitatively different educational experiences not available in the regular classroom. These uniquely different programs are required to enable gifted students to realize their abilities and potential contributions to self and society.
