1 0 - 1 1 . ▁This ▁level ▁fund ing ▁is ▁provided ▁regardless ▁of ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁pup ils ▁who ▁need ▁special ▁education ▁services ▁and ▁regardless ▁of ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁services ▁the ▁respective ▁students ▁required . ▁ ▁G ift ed ▁education ▁The ▁District ▁Administration ▁reported ▁that ▁ 7 3 ▁or ▁ 1 . 7 3 % ▁of ▁its ▁students ▁were ▁gift ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁By ▁law , ▁the ▁district ▁must ▁provide ▁ment ally ▁gift ed ▁programs ▁at ▁all ▁grade ▁levels . ▁The ▁refer ral ▁process ▁for ▁a ▁gift ed ▁evaluation ▁can ▁be ▁initi ated ▁by ▁teachers ▁or ▁parents ▁by ▁contact ing ▁the ▁student ' s ▁building ▁principal ▁and ▁request ing ▁an ▁evaluation . ▁All ▁requests ▁must ▁be ▁made ▁in ▁writing . ▁To ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁ment ally ▁gift ed ▁programs ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁a ▁student ▁must ▁have ▁a ▁cogn itive ▁ability ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 3 0 ▁as ▁measured ▁on ▁a ▁standard ized ▁ability ▁test ▁by ▁a ▁cert ified ▁school ▁psych ologist . ▁Other ▁factors ▁that ▁indicate ▁gift ed ness ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁considered ▁for ▁el ig ibility . ▁ ▁Bud get ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁district ▁reported ▁employ ing ▁ 7 6 3 ▁teachers ▁and ▁administr ators ▁with ▁a ▁sal ary ▁range ▁of ▁$ 4 2 , 5 6 2 ▁to ▁$ 1 6 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁average ▁sal ary ▁was ▁$ 6 2 . 0 2 9 . ▁Te ach ers ▁work ▁