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Kansas serves gifted learners under the state’s Special Education for Exceptional Children Act, which explicitly includes gifted children as “exceptional children.” Identified students receive services through the special education process, including an Individualized Education Program (IEP) when they need specially designed instruction. KSDE provides statewide guidance through the Kansas Special Education Process Handbook, an official Gifted Fact Sheet, and updated Eligibility Indicators used by teams to determine exceptionality and educational need.

Cultivating Talent Across the Sunflower State

Kansas emphasizes fair, multiple-measure decision-making, appropriate placement through a team process, and documentation aligned to state regulations. KSDE’s guidance supports districts in identifying gifted learners and delivering services beyond the regular program through the IEP.

Renzulli Learning supports this mission by:

• Developing a holistic picture of each learner with the Renzulli Profiler, Learning Styles Inventory, Executive Function Assessment, Leadership Assessment, and creativity insights via the Cebeci Test of Creativity (to support local teams; districts continue to apply Kansas criteria and procedures).

• Supporting student-driven learning strategies by aligning enrichment to each student’s interests, strengths, and readiness.

• Expanding equity and access with a web-based platform districts can implement consistently across Kansas.

Turning Kansas’ Vision into Practice

Renzulli Learning helps districts operationalize Kansas requirements and KSDE guidance by:

• Adding multiple, strength-based insights (interests, creativity, learning styles, executive function, leadership) alongside district evaluation evidence and Eligibility Indicators.

• Delivering differentiated & enriched learning through thousands of curated resources and Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM)-style projects that extend depth, complexity, and creativity beyond the regular program.

• Streamlining IEP documentation & communication with goal tracking, activity logs, and exportable progress artifacts aligned to Kansas’ special education process.