Florida Association for the Gifted
An Affiliate of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)

 

The mission of FLAG is to support educationally appropriate programs for gifted students through exchanging information, promoting research, supporting constructive changes in all areas of gifted education, and cooperating with local and state organizations in reaching mutual goals and objectives in support of students who are gifted.

Gifted students in Florida depend on your advocacy and support.  Our organization:

• Provides newsletters that are always filled with interesting and up-to-date articles.

• Acts as a clearinghouse for information dealing with the educational issues facing gifted students and creates a greater awareness of statewide issues affecting the gifted.

• Supports year-round advocacy efforts to protect the interests of gifted students, provides support for regional activities and events, formulates and/or supports policy related to issues of funding, endorsement, and regulations concerning gifted education, and promotes the development of innovative programs at the school level.

• Explores and disseminates written information concerning the identification and services provided to gifted students from special populations and shares on-going efforts and district progress made in serving these special groups.

• Provides leadership and fosters advances in the education of gifted students by being responsive to the needs of the FLAG membership.

• Coordinates an exciting and informative annual conference featuring nationally recognized consultants in the field.  In addition, field practitioners (teachers of the gifted) are provided with a forum to share promising programs and practices that they have developed.

• Offers mini-grants to teachers.

• Awards scholarships to gifted students.

• Recognizes Excellence in Creative Teaching.