The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) provides exemplary educational programs that inspire and prepare all students for success.  Gifted students measure their success through the challenges they are able to receive, meet, and often surpass. The goal of the DoDEA Gifted Education activities is to identify students with high potential and exceptional performance and to develop challenges that match their strengths.

The process of creating challenges for gifted students helps educators to recognize the strengths of all students.  When teachers design activities that require students to stretch their thinking, they establish a learning environment that promotes academic excellence.  In the process, some students reveal their giftedness in ways not readily measured through traditional assessment strategies. 

The DoDEA Gifted Education guidelines align with the National Association for Gifted Children 's Pre-K - Grade 12 Gifted Program Standards and the latest research in gifted education.  Appropriate educational practices for gifted students must meet the same test as those for all students.  They must provide for individual student progress, continuous learning, and productive citizenship. 

Joseph D. Tafoya 
Director