A university course offered to rural teachers of the gifted was the medium through which a parent/teacher organization was formed. The Respond/Read/Replicate/Report System was used to develop course objectives, methods, and evaluative means reflective of the individual needs of the teachers, their gifted students, and their parents in rural Madison, Florida. The unique characteristics of the delivery system and the unusual collaborative efforts of university and community officials are described.
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