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.

• Each summer the KAGE Foundation provides scholarship assistance for gifted elementary and secondary children attending summer workshops offered by Kentucky universities.

• The Center for Gifted Studies and KAGE co-sponsor a Workshop for New Teachers in Gifted Education in August.

• Each spring KAGE sponsors an excellent professional development conference for educators and parents.

• KAGE Update, the association's quarterly newsletter, proves a strong source of information about gifted concerns. The Center's Director, Dr. Julia Roberts, edits the newsletter.

• KAGE holds an annual conference at which sessions are offered in parenting, educating, and counseling gifted young people.