County program record

Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

40 public school districts are geographically associated with this county in the 2024–25 NCES relationship file.

State research baseline

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

What this means for families: An identification record does not guarantee a dedicated program. Ask the district what acceleration, enrichment, or other services it currently offers.

Coverage
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026

Official program research

Regional School District 19

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Regional School District 08

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Stafford School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Glastonbury School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Mansfield School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Suffield School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Granby School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Tolland School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Coventry School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Hebron School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Southington School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Ellington School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Simsbury School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Enfield School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Willington School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Windsor School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Somers School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
South Windsor School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Farmington School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Manchester School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Berlin School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
East Windsor School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Bloomfield School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Canton School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Marlborough School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Avon School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
West Hartford School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Columbia School District

Gifted and Talented Education

💡 Note: While identification is required, providing specific services or programs for gifted and talented students is optional and determined by each school district.

How services work: If you have questions about the gifted and talented identification process in Columbia Public Schools, please contact your child’s teacher, building administrator or Director of Student Services.

How students are identified: Connecticut requires each local board of education to have a process in place to refer, identify, and evaluate gifted and talented students in grades K–12 .

Grades
Grades K-12
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026
East Hartford School District

Gifted and Talented Education

East Hartford Public Schools » Departments » Academics » Gifted and Talented Program Side Navigation Skip Sidebar Navigation Home About Us Calendar Board of Education Departments Academics Gifted and Talented Program Mathematics Transcript and Document Request Schools Last item for navigation .

How services work: Identified gifted students are serviced in grades 4 and 5.

How students are identified: According to the Connecticut Gifted and Talented Laws, students should be identified based on their performance on multiple, relevant standardized measures.

Grades
Grade coverage published locally; confirm current grades with the district
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026
Vernon School District

Gifted and Talented Education

6th Year Degree Program at UCONN, Center for Gifted and Talented Development.

How services work: Administration Business Office Curriculum and Instruction Facilities Family School and Community Partnerships (FSCP) Food Services / Menus Health /School Nurse's Office Human Resources Office of Pupil Services Technology District Information Show submenu for District Information .

How students are identified: Identification Procedures - Please note that Vernon's Identification procedures are currently being updated to include the CogAT universal screening test as a replacement for the OLSAT, as well as an updated Creativity screener and teacher rating scale.

Grades
Grade coverage published locally; confirm current grades with the district
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026
East Granby School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Hartford School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Andover School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Bolton School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Rocky Hill School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
New Britain School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Newington School District

Gifted and Talented Education

Newington Public Schools does not offer a distinct, separate program for students who are identified as gifted and/or talented.

How services work: It is important to note that while the gifted and talented identification and evaluation of students is mandatory, the provision of services for identified students is not required and is left to the discretion of the district.

How students are identified: The State of Connecticut requires that each board of education provide referral, identification and evaluation services only for gifted and talented children enrolled in grades kindergarten to twelve.

Grades
Grade coverage published locally; confirm current grades with the district
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026
Wethersfield School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026
Plainville School District

Gifted and Talented Education

Individual evaluations may be recommended by the PPT in appropriate circumstances, such as when there is a possibility of identifying the student as gifted and talented in areas that are not typically addressed by large-scale standardized tests, such as social studies, a technical discipline, music, creative arts, or performing arts.

How services work: Connecticut State Department of Education, Gifted and Talented Education: Guidance Regarding Identification and Service (March 2019), available at https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Gifted-and-Talented/Gifted-and-Talented-Education---Guidance.pdf .

How students are identified: The PPT shall be responsible for conducting evaluations and identifying whether students are eligible as gifted and talented, and shall meet, as needed during the school year to determine the eligibility of groups of children for whom evaluation and identification as gifted and talented are planned.

Grades
Grade coverage published locally; confirm current grades with the district
Last reviewed
September 6, 2026
Windsor Locks School District

Connecticut gifted identification framework

Connecticut requires districts to identify gifted and talented students, but state law does not require districts to provide a gifted program.

Research scope: This record confirms the statewide requirement or framework, not a locally named program. Applicability can differ for charter or special-purpose agencies; confirm the district's current services.

How services work: State-required identification with locally optional programming.

How students are identified: Districts use procedures consistent with Connecticut's gifted-identification requirements.

Grades
K-12 identification; programming is local
Last reviewed
September 5, 2026

District geography

Serving districts

Some districts cross county boundaries. Area shown is the district land area associated with this county, not its total footprint.

  1. 77.93 sq miState framework reviewed
  2. 75.7 sq miState framework reviewed
  3. Stafford School DistrictNCES LEA 0904290
    58.04 sq miState framework reviewed
  4. 51.26 sq miState framework reviewed
  5. 44.64 sq miState framework reviewed
  6. Suffield School DistrictNCES LEA 0904470
    42.29 sq miState framework reviewed
  7. Granby School DistrictNCES LEA 0901680
    40.73 sq miState framework reviewed
  8. Tolland School DistrictNCES LEA 0904560
    39.63 sq miState framework reviewed
  9. Coventry School DistrictNCES LEA 0900960
    37.57 sq miState framework reviewed
  10. Hebron School DistrictNCES LEA 0902010
    36.9 sq miState framework reviewed
  11. 35.87 sq miState framework reviewed
  12. 34.04 sq miState framework reviewed
  13. Simsbury School DistrictNCES LEA 0904110
    33.93 sq miState framework reviewed
  14. Enfield School DistrictNCES LEA 0901470
    33.32 sq miState framework reviewed
  15. 33.29 sq miState framework reviewed
  16. Windsor School DistrictNCES LEA 0905220
    29.51 sq miState framework reviewed
  17. Somers School DistrictNCES LEA 0904140
    28.46 sq miState framework reviewed
  18. 28.06 sq miState framework reviewed
  19. 27.9 sq miState framework reviewed
  20. 27.42 sq miState framework reviewed
  21. Berlin School DistrictNCES LEA 0900210
    26.31 sq miState framework reviewed
  22. 26.25 sq miState framework reviewed
  23. 26.09 sq miState framework reviewed
  24. Canton School DistrictNCES LEA 0900690
    24.59 sq miState framework reviewed
  25. 23.35 sq miState framework reviewed
  26. Avon School DistrictNCES LEA 0900120
    23.16 sq miState framework reviewed
  27. 21.81 sq miState framework reviewed
  28. Columbia School DistrictNCES LEA 0900900
    21.37 sq miLocal program reviewed
  29. 18.01 sq miLocal program reviewed
  30. Vernon School DistrictNCES LEA 0904680
    17.72 sq miLocal program reviewed
  31. 17.55 sq miState framework reviewed
  32. Hartford School DistrictNCES LEA 0901920
    17.41 sq miState framework reviewed
  33. Andover School DistrictNCES LEA 0900030
    15.45 sq miState framework reviewed
  34. Bolton School DistrictNCES LEA 0900360
    14.41 sq miState framework reviewed
  35. 13.46 sq miState framework reviewed
  36. 13.4 sq miState framework reviewed
  37. 13.14 sq miLocal program reviewed
  38. 12.3 sq miState framework reviewed
  39. 9.71 sq miLocal program reviewed
  40. 9.02 sq miState framework reviewed
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