Section 071-104-2-11 - Program PersonnelPersonnel employed in the school unit's gifted and talented program shall be properly certified and possess such other skills as are appropriate and necessary f or the particular assignments within the program.
1. Personnel with overall administrative responsibility for the program shall be certified administrators.2. Professional staff with teaching, coordinating or consulting responsibilities for the program shall be certified teachers or administrators.3. other personnel who assist with program activities or who work directly with gifted and talented children may be individuals classified as auxiliary personnel who have received prior approval from the Commissioner.4. Personnel who are not employed as full- or part-time employees of the school unit but who render instructional or consulting services may work in the capacity of independent contractors. These may include persons sponsored by the Maine Arts Commission in the visiting artist program. Personnel shall participate in gifted and talented education training experiences appropriate to their program responsibilities and as required and approved by the Department, including, but not limited to, the Department-sponsored Gifted and Talented Summer Training Institute.
05- 071 C.M.R. ch. 104, § 2-11