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1	Does the Code of Iowa define gifted and talented children? (Hot!)
2	How are gifted and talented programs funded? (Hot!)
3	What schools must offer gifted and talented programming? (Hot!)
4	If a district's gifted and talented budget has unspent funds at the end of a budget year, may those funds be placed in the district's general fund? (Hot!)
5	What information in gifted and talented should be included in the School Improvement Plan submited to the Department of Education? (Hot!)
6	Where do we find the TAG per pupil amount and the minimum local match required per pupil? (Hot!)
7	Can we pay for the International Baccalaureate program from the district's gifted and talented funding? (Hot!)
8	Can we use the gifted and talented funding to pay for our Advanced Placement (AP) program? (Hot!)
9	What are the guidelines for instructional staff paid from the gifted and talented budget? (Hot!)
10	Does the instructional staff need to have 100% g/t-identified students in their classroom to be paid from the gifted and talented funding? (Hot!)
11	If some of the students going to a math tournament are g/t-identified students, can their registration fees, lunch and transportation come from the gifted and talented funding? (Hot!)
12	Is it allowable to use gifted and talented funds to pay for PSEO tuition to a community college for identified gifted and talented students? (Hot!)
13	What accountability measures are in place if a district doesn't comply with the law on gifted and talented funding? (Hot!)
14	Can gifted and talented funding be used to pay for the salary of a Curriculum Director? (Hot!)
15	Can a percent of the salaries of an administrator or secretary be paid with gifted and talented funding? (Hot!)
16	Our district has established a required class for all 9th graders called 21st Century Learning Skills. This effectively eliminates our gifted program for ninth graders since it will take up an additional period of the school day. Can we use any gifted an (Hot!)
17	Can the school district count the square footage of the room and the prorata share of utilities as its local match for its gifted and talented program? (Hot!)
18	Can high school teachers who teach advanced courses be paid from gifted and talented categorical funds? (Hot!)