• Gifted & Talented Programs

    The Manasquan Board of Education recognizes its responsibility to identify gifted and talented students within the school district and to provide these students with appropriate instructional adaptations and services.

    Gifted and talented students are students who possess or demonstrate high levels of ability in one or more content areas when compared to their chronological peers in the district and who require modification of their educational program if they are to achieve in accordance with their capabilities.

    Policies & Procedures Used to Identify G&T Students

    School-Based G&T Programs

    Each school in our district tailors its G&T program based on the ages of its students.  To learn more about the G&T programs in each school, click the appropriate link:

    Gifted & Talented Appeals Process

    Parents, students, and teachers may appeal the decisions of the selection committee regarding selection or removal from the gifted program by following these steps: 

    1. Submit an appeal letter to the building principal no later than 15 working days after the committee has notified the parents of the selection decision. 
      1. The committee members will review their decision and will respond to the person making the appeal no later than 15 working days after receipt of the letter of appeal.
      2. The committee may request additional testing or data collection and may interview the student and/or parents.

    2. If dissatisfied with the decision of the committee, file a complaint with the Manasquan Board of Education. The BOE shall issue a decision, in writing, to affirm, reject, or modify the district’s action in the matter.

    3. If dissatisfied with the decision of the Board of Education, file a petition of appeal of the board’s written decision to the Commissioner of Education through the Office of Controversies and Disputes in accordance with N.J.S.18A:6-9 and the procedures set forth in State Board of Education regulations.