Portrait of a gifted learner 

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The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children are embarking on a journey to develop a Portrait of a Gifted Learner. Our goals were to:

  *   Envision the 21st century skills, life-success skills, and social competencies needed 

       for gifted student to succeed in college, career, and life.
  *   Develop learner outcomes that Missouri gifted education programs can adapt and 

       adopt.
  *   Develop strategies for assessing and tracking student growth over multiple years

Stakeholders from across Missouri were invited to participate. Educators, parents, students, graduates of gifted programs, and community members were invited to share their perspectives from communities of all sizes: rural, small town, urban, and suburban in 2022. ​