▁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 ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁District ▁Administration ▁reported ▁that ▁ 1 2 7 ▁or ▁ 4 . 0 % ▁of ▁its ▁students ▁were ▁gift ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁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 ▁' g ift ed ness ' ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁considered ▁for ▁el ig ibility . ▁ ▁Well ness ▁policy ▁New ▁Castle ▁Area ▁School ▁Board ▁established ▁a ▁district ▁well ness ▁policy ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁policy ▁de als ▁with ▁nut rit ious ▁me als ▁served ▁at ▁school , ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁some ▁food s ▁and ▁be ver ages ▁during ▁school ▁hours , ▁age ▁appropriate ▁nut r ition ▁education ▁for ▁all ▁students , ▁and ▁physical ▁education ▁for ▁students ▁K