Most companies need a steady stream of talent to enter, then move up in, the organization. But at most companies, the care and feeding of that talent stream is often a bit fragmented; recruitment is largely an HR function, while succession planning--to the extent there is any--is left in the hands of executive leadership. Development of the…

This paper describes the characteristics of a gifted and/or talented child, and the programs and activities available in New York State for such children. (Author/AM)

Describes the Horizons-on-the-Hudson Magnet School for the Gifted and Talented, an inner-city school of the Newburgh Enlarged School District (New York). The programs of the K-6 school have drawn a diverse student population to take advantage of the options designed to expand a child's horizons. (SLD)