FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
SALLY BRADSHAW
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
March 28, 2003
To:
School District Principals
From:
Betty
Coxe
Subject:
Acceleration of Gifted Students
We are pleased to provide you with a research brief on “Acceleration of Gifted Students.” For
students who are gifted, it is appropriate for Educational Plan (EP) teams to discuss acceleration
as a service option. The attached brief provides a summary of the research on acceleration,
including subject and grade skipping, and includes information on the benefits of acceleration,
effects on social and emotional development, and practices that help make acceleration
successful.
For further information about gifted services, please contact Donnajo Smith, Program Specialist
for Gifted, Florida Department of Education, by phone at 850-488-1106 or by e-mail at
Donnajo.Smith@fldoe.org.
BC/ipm
Attachment
cc:
Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
Directors, Exceptional Student Education
Gifted Coordinators
BETTY COXE
Deputy Chancellor
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 501 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 413-0555 • www.fldoe.org