Acknowledgements
The 2014 Gifted Guidelines, which were prepared to supplement the Pennsylvania Code (22 Pa. Code Chapter 16) were revised by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) based on the contributions of the following professionals:
| Dawn Settle | Teacher of the Gifted, Tredyffrin/Easttown School District and Pa Association of Gifted Children (PAGE) President |
| Jim LoGiudice | PAGE Member |
| Pat Hozella | Director, Bureau of Special Education, PDE |
| John Weiss | Acting Director, Bureau of Teaching and Learning, PDE |
| Shirley K. Curl, Ph.D. | Bureau of Special Education, PDE |
| Lynn Dell | Asst. Director, Bureau of Special Education, PDE |
| Richard Moss | Bureau of Special Education, PDE |
| Tanya Morret | Educational Consultant, intermediate unit 15 |
| Cheryl Everett | Educational Consultant, intermediate unit 24 |
| Connie Skipper | Educational Consultant, intermediate unit 14 |
| Janice Estabrook | Educational Consultant, intermediate unit 13 |
The 2010 Gifted Guidelines, prepared to supplement Pennsylvania Code (22 Pa. Code Chapter 16) were developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) based on the contributions of the Gifted Education Stakeholder Work Group, which included:
| David Mason, Ed.D. | PA Association of Gifted Education (PAGE) |
| Michelle Ciora | Pennsylvania Educators for Gifted Students (PEGs) |
| Dawn Settle | Teacher of the Gifted, Tredyffrin/Easttown School District |
| Marilyn Thomas | Parent |
| Rene Fetchkin | School Psychologist |
| Mary Ann Swiatek | Independent Psychologist |
| Anne Corwell | Director of Special Education, Upper Adams School District |
| James Abbott | Assistant Principal, Altoona Area High School |
| Susan Burk | Teacher of the Gifted, Altoona Area High School |
| Kim Maguire, Ph.D. | Supervisor of Gifted Education, intermediate unit 25 |
| John Tommasini | Director, Bureau of Special Education, PDE |
| Edward Vollbrecht, Ph.D. | Director, Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support, PDE |
| Michelle Sellitto, D.Ed. | Asst. Director, Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support PDE |
| Robert F. Staver | Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support, PDE |
| Mary Cornman | Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support, PDE |
| Wendy Reisinger, Ed.D. | Bureau of Teaching and Learning Support, PDE |
| Shirley K. Curl, Ph.D. | Bureau of Special Education, PDE |
| Pat Hozella | Asst. Director, Bureau of Special Education, PDE |
| Richard Moss | Bureau of Special Education, PDE |
| Patty Todd | Bureau of Special Education, PDE |
| Judy Ball | PaTTAN King of Prussia |
| Marci Davis | PaTTAN Harrisburg |
| Liz Stanley-Swope | Consultant |
The original (2004) revisions to the Gifted Education Guidelines were developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), based on the contributions of:
| David Mason, Ed.D. | BLaST Intermediate Unit 17 |
| Dr. Paula Christenson | Berks County Intermediate Unit 14 |
| Joyce Clark | Pittsburgh Public Schools |
| Denice Coles | Kutztown Area School District |
| Judy Cunningham | Allegheny Intermediate Unit 3 |
| Cynthia Felisberto | Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 |
| Geri Griglak | Riverview Intermediate Unit 6 |
| Debra Hardy | Oil City School District |
| Dr. Ken Chuska | Educational Consultant |
| Joseph Koczwara | Mars Area School District |
| James LoGiudice | Bucks County Intermediate Unit 22 |
| Denise McDonald | Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 |
| Richard C. Miller | Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 |
| Judith Mosse, Ed.D. | Armstrong Area School District |
| Mary Anne Muzzie | Northeastern Intermediate Unit 19 |
| Steffi Pugh | Tredyffrin/Easttown School District |
| Ronald Schmiedel | Pine-Richland School District |
| Cynthia Snyder | Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12 |
| Mary Beth Stanvich | Northeastern Intermediate Unit 19 |
| Barbara A. Thrush | Bureau of Special Education, PDE |
These guidelines provide a practical framework to assist school districts in identifying mentally gifted students and implementing comprehensive programs to meet their needs. Despite the comprehensive nature of these guidelines, it is difficult to foresee and discuss every situation that might arise. School administrators and parents are therefore encouraged to make use of the additional resources included in the Pennsylvania Code (22 Pa. Code Chapter 16).