IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED STUDENTS IN BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, WAS MADE BY INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP TESTING, EVIDENCES OF ACHIEVEMENT, AND TEACHER OPINION. GIFTED STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN SMALL, HOMOGENEOUS CLASSES. SPECIAL TEACHERS AND MATERIALS, SPECIAL SERVICES OTHER THAN TEACHING, AND SPECIAL LIBRARY FACILITIES WERE PROVIDED. TEACHERS ATTENDED PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND MADE USE OF RESOURCE PEOPLE FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COLLEGES. VISUAL PROJECTORS, FILMS, RECORDERS, AND SPECIAL TEXTBOOKS WERE USED. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ACCOMPANY THE TEXT.