Different states use very different terminology for their gifted education plans. Many states don't even write gifted education plans. Florida, where we are, calls gifted education plans EPs or GEPs, and they are individualized, although the services listed may be very general, such as ability grouping or participation in a gifted pull-out program or a single period gifted class. How well the EP suits the actual needs of the child depends to a large extent on how good the parents are at identifying specific needs, writing specific, measurable goals to address them, and persuading the EP team to include them in the final document.
