Montana AGATE is partnering with Edufest for the 2026 GT Conference. 

• July 20-23
• Boise, Idaho
• Keynote by Jack Naglieri and sessions with his team
• Cost-effective campus housing and meals available
• Montana OPI Professional Development Units available
• Onsite Montana AGATE Affiliate Meeting
• Scan the QR code for the form to request Montana-specific information 

*GT State Grant funds can be used to pay the registration costs for this conference in place of the traditional AGATE Conference.

The Frontier Learning Lab (FLL) is Montana Digital Academy’s new statewide learning lab for cutting-edge learning tools—a place where teachers and students can explore artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, and other emerging tech without leaving Big Sky Country. Anchored in the values of expanded access, strong privacy, and solid learning science, the Lab serves as a central hub that curates tools, surfaces best practices, and sparks practical innovation in every corner of the state, from bustling city schools to the most remote one-room classrooms. For more information on how you can utilize this first-of-its-kind tool in your Gifted and Talented efforts, visit the MTDA website. They want to be your thinking partners!

Twice-exceptional \'twis-ek-'sep-shənl\ adj(1990), also 2e:

Having exceptional academic ability in one or more area(s) and simultaneously being challenged by a learning/social emotional disability or diagnosed disorder.

Twice-exceptionality affects an estimated 6% of gifted children in the U.S. alone. Visit the Davidson Institute Resource Library for Twice Exceptional Students to find information on characteristics, identification, and how to meet the needs of 2e children. 

MTSS is a school-wide, multilevel instructional framework for supporting the needs of students. This framework incorporates universal screening, progress monitoring, and data-based decision-making for instruction and movement within the multilevel system. The system works equally well for addressing the needs of highly capable students and those who experience learning difficulties. The MTSS model assumes that each student receives high-quality, research-based, differentiated instruction from a general educator in a general education (classroom) setting. Find out more on the OPI Gifted and Talented Training Site (Gifted & MTSS tab). 

The 23-25 GT Grant Program Report will be open soon!

We will notify districts via email as soon as you have access to begin completing the forms. In the meantime, please make sure you have gathered the information required for accountability to the legislature. We compile a report for legislators regarding the use and outcomes of the GT State Grant funds they approve as part of state expenditures.   

As you prepare to complete this report, please gather information in 3 key areas:

1. Number of identified gifted students you actually served using grant funds.
2. Progress on the program objective(s) that you outlined in the grant application. You will need to provide data for this part of your report. Also, please make sure that the language of your original objective(s) in the application matches the language in the Program Report.
3. A detailed description of your use of the local match funds. Your description must include numbers, the actual amount of funds spent in each category.