Gifted and Talented Education

In 1981, Oklahoma became the seventeenth state to mandate educational services for students identified as gifted and talented.  This was done through the enactment of Title 70 O.S. Sections 1210.301-308. Oklahoma’s funding comes through the state aid formula and is a weight of .34 for each student identified and served in gifted and talented education.

• GT Annual Report Video Walkthrough
• Initial GT Generated Funding Amounts
• District Coordinator's Manual
• 2023 Revised Checklist for Gifted and Talented
• Gifted and Talented Statute
• Regulations and Program Approval Standards

The Gifted Report has been moved to the OSDE State Reporting Certification Application. The Gifted and Talented Report opened November 2 and will close on November 30. 

Please ensure that all required information is reviewed for accuracy prior to submission, as the data collected through this report is used for state reporting and compliance purposes.

If you have questions or need help while completing the report, please reach out. Thank you for your continued cooperation and commitment to gifted education in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma House Bill 1968 was signed into legislation on April 28, 2021, amending the duplicative reporting of the GT expenditure report. Now, districts submit their Program 251 and 252 reports through Oklahoma Cost Accounting System (OCAS).

Administrative Rule requires all GT program personnel to participate in inservice training designed to educate and assist in the area of gifted education (210:15-23-7). The videos below are designed to meet this requirement. Each session is approximately 60 minutes in length. The videos are about 45 minutes and include places for sharing, reflecting, and discussing within small groups. Upon completion of a session or the series, participants can complete this GT Teacher Training Certificate Form to receive a professional development certificate. For more information or questions regarding teacher training or your certificate, please email vickie.hale@sde.ok.gov.

Click the link below to begin the desired interactive training session.

• Session 1: An Introduction to Gifted and Talented
• Session 2: The Identification of Gifted and Talented Students
• Session 3: Gifted and Talented Programming
• Session 4: Instructional Strategies

On May 24, 2012, the Oklahoma State Board of Education approved Standards and Competencies for gifted education, as well as the Oklahoma Gifted Education Specialist (OGES) Certification. 

• Oklahoma Gifted Education Specialist (OGES) Certification Requirements
• Oklahoma Gifted Education Standards and Competencies

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Oklahoma Academic Scholar Recognition Program

• Annual GT Report FY 2025
• Annual GT Report FY 2024
• Annual GT Report FY 2023
• Annual GT Report FY 2022
• Annual GT Report FY 2021
• Annual GT Report FY 2020
• Annual GT Report FY 2019
• Annual GT Report FY 2018
• Annual GT Report FY 2017
• Annual GT Report FY 2016

Dr. Regina Hein
Project Manager, Gifted/Talented and AP
regina.hein@sde.ok.gov
(405) 522-3188