<b>Políticas públicas educacionais no rio grande do sul: Indicadores para discussão e análise na área das Altas Habilidades/Superdotação </b>

The actions to settle the proposal of public educational policy in Rio Grande do Sul state (Brazil) are discussed and analyzed in this paper, based upon Prieto’s indicators (2001, 2002, 2003): legal guidelines; theoretical conception; educational organization and functioning; educational system management; investments in the educational field; and teachers’ working conditions. Finally, a new paradigm of Special Education and the relevance of proposing public policies considering this model are highlighted, as well as the importance of an articulation among the different state departments to reinforce the public policy actions