National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (Sampad)

National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET; Persian: سازمان ملی پرورش استعدادهای درخشان‎‎ or سمپاد SAMPAD) are national selective schools (middle and high school level) in Iran developed specifically for the development of exceptionally talented students. The organization was first founded in 1976 as the National Iranian Organization for Gifted and Talented Education (NIOGATE).The original faculty were trained by a visiting group of educators from the United States.[1] These schools were shut down for a few years after the revolution, but later re-opened. In 1988 The Organization renamed to National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents. The manager of the organization was Javad Ezhe'i who managed this organization from 1988 to 2009. Then Dr. Etemadi was the manager for a short time, and now, the new manager is Dr. Ghaffari.