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SENATE
JOINT MEMORIAL 8019
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Passed
Legislature - 2000 Regular Session
State of Washington 56th
Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/18/2000.
Referred to Committee on Education.
Petitioning
Congress to consider formula grants for gifted and talented education programs
in its reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
TO
THE HONORABLE WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND TO
THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES, IN CONGRESS
ASSEMBLED:
WHEREAS,
Every child is unique and deserves a stimulating and challenging education
regardless of ability; and
WHEREAS,
True equity involves providing an appropriate education to every learner; and
WHEREAS,
Our nation's diverse student population includes academically gifted boys and
girls from every region and from all ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic
backgrounds; and
WHEREAS,
Gifted children are unusually swift and efficient learners in their areas of
strength and therefore require in those domains a different pace, depth, and
level of education than is ordinarily provided at their age; and
WHEREAS,
Being gifted doesn't automatically make these children better students,
however, gifted students learn faster and in different ways than typical
students, causing special educational needs; and
WHEREAS,
Only in conjunction with appropriate school challenges can gifted children
realize their enormous potential contribution to our society and its citizens;
and
WHEREAS,
A nation seeking to provide for world class education cannot afford to exclude
its most capable students from appropriate and equitable opportunities for
educational growth in the classroom; and
WHEREAS,
Congress has sent a message about the importance of gifted student success by
funding the Javits Program of research and demonstration services with an
emphasis on underserved groups;
NOW,
THEREFORE, your Memorialists, the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Washington, in legislative session assembled, respectfully entreat
that Congress continue to help meet the unique special needs of gifted students
by including formula grants to states for gifted and talented education
programs (HR 637 and S 505) in its consideration of the reauthorization of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
BE IT RESOLVED, That copies of this Memorial be immediately
transmitted to the Honorable William J. Clinton, President of the United
States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, and each member of Congress from the State of Washington.
