The publication is a compilation of descriptions of programs for gifted and talented students in North Carolina which have been evaluated by the State Division for Exceptional Children as outstanding and/or possessing worthwhile components on the instructional level. Programs, grouped into primary-elementary, junior high-middle school, and secondary categories, represent various disciplines. Most descriptions have been written by a teacher or administrator actually involved in the program. Descriptions cover class structure, staff utilization, and teacher-pupil selection. Listed at the end of each account is the name and address of a local contact person. (KW)