lement al ▁fund ing ▁for ▁extra ordin arily ▁impact ed ▁students . ▁The ▁district ▁must ▁apply ▁for ▁this ▁added ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁G ift ed ▁education ▁The ▁district ▁Administration ▁reported ▁that ▁ 8 0 ▁or ▁ 2 . 1 5 % ▁of ▁its ▁students ▁were ▁gift ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁highest ▁percentage ▁of ▁gift ed ▁students ▁reported ▁among ▁all ▁ 5 0 0 ▁school ▁districts ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁public ▁char ter ▁schools ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁was ▁North ▁Al leg hen y ▁School ▁District ▁with ▁ 1 5 . 5 % ▁of ▁its ▁students ▁identified ▁as ▁gift ed . ▁By ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁law , ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁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 ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁budget ▁and ▁exp end ▁funds ▁according ▁to ▁procedures ▁mand ated ▁by ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁and ▁the ▁Pennsylvania