SEGA Program
Definitions

State of Missouri definition of gifted:

Gifted students are defined in Section 162.675, RSMo. As those students who exhibit precocious development of mental capacity and learning potential as determined by competent professional evaluation to the extent that continued educational growth and stimulation could best be served by an academic environment beyond that offered through a standard grade-level curriculum.

Definition of Acceleration:

Francis Howell will use the definition taken from “Planning and Implementing Programs for the Gifted” by James H. Borland

“By acceleration I refer to educational provisions whereby students meet curricular goals at an earlier age or at a faster pace than is typical. Well-known forms of acceleration include grade skipping; early entrance to kindergarten or college; and special classes, in which a class of students completes, for example, three years worth of work in two years.” James H. Borland