1. “Gifted and talented children” are those children who are identified as possessing outstanding abilities and who are capable of high performance. Gifted and talented children are children who require appropriate instruction and educational services commensurate with their abilities and needs beyond those provided by the regular school program.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 257.44

  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • School: means an agency of the state or political subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any combination which meets any of the following criteria:
     a. See Iowa Code 261B.2
 2. Gifted and talented children include those children with demonstrated achievement or potential ability, or both, in any of the following areas or in combination:

 a. General intellectual ability.
 b. Creative thinking.
 c. Leadership ability.
 d. Visual and performing arts ability.
 e. Specific ability aptitude.
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