Since 1980, the Montana State Legislature has provided funding for a grant program to assist school districts in supplementing their gifted education programs with additional services for high ability/high potential students.
Montana's constitution states that the people of Montana seek to "establish a system of education which will develop the full educational potential of each person." To assist Montana school districts and families, the OPI provides guidance, structure, and resources to support, build, and revise a program of services to consistently identify and meet the needs of high ability/high potential students, enabling each to meet his/her full potential.
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In the School Laws of Montana, §20-7-901, Montana Code Annotated (MCA), high ability/high potential students are defined as children with capabilities that "require differentiated educational programs beyond those normally offered in public schools in order to fully achieve their potential contribution to self and society." Montana's Standards of Accreditation, require each school district to provide educational services to high ability/high potential students commensurate with their needs as outlined in a comprehensive district framework for gifted education - Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) 10.55.804.
Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) 10.55.804: http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?RN=10%2E55%2E804