"Parents, Teachers, Citizens Working Together" 

PURPOSE The Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE), officially organized in 1979, is a non-profit volunteer group of parents, teachers, administrators, other educators, and all citizens interested in being advocates for appropriate educational opportunities for gifted and talented youth in Kentucky.

This association seeks to

• encourage the improvement of educational services to all students, including those that are gifted and talented,

• support appropriate educational opportunities for gifted and talented students,

• offer training for parents and teachers of gifted and talented students,

• disseminate information about opportunities for gifted and talented students as well as for parents and teachers of these students,

• inform the general public of the needs of gifted and talented students,

• assist parents, educators, and public officials in identifying and assessing resources to meet the needs of students who are gifted and talented,

• secure permanent state funding and legislation to provide appropriate education for the gifted and talented students in every school district in Kentucky, and

• provide scholarship assistance to qualified students participating in summer gifted programs offered by Kentucky Universities.