NOMINATION PHASE:
The nomination procedure consists of accepting referrals of potentially gifted students for the selection committee to consider via:
Teacher Nomination
Parent Nomination
Peer Nomination
Self Nomination
Community Member Nomination
Nominations are on-going for K-12 students. Parents are notified of the nomination and asked to complete a survey about their child and to sign a form which gives permission to gather data on their son/daughter by the Gifted and Talented facilitators.
DATA COLLECTION:
A Case Study is developed for each referred student which includes a variety of sources in order to obtain an overall picture of the nominated student's abilities. This includes: achievement test scores, grades, intelligence test score, creativity test score, parent and teacher ratings, self and another adult ratings, and any other data that might assist in the selection process.
The data is entered on a 'blind review' summary form; this means that the name of the student is not listed, thereby making the screening as objective as possible.
PLACEMENT:
An Identification Committee composed of the GT Facilitators, building principals, guidance counselor, and classroom teachers meet to identify those students whose case studies indicate a need for gifted and talented services. Each student is considered on his/her own merit.
Parents are notified of the committee's decision. Parents of students selected for the program must sign a "Permission to Participate" form before the identified student may begin attending gifted and talented classes.
Should the parents of referred student disagree with the findings of the selection committee, they may appeal the decision, following the procedures laid out in the program handbook. Appeals process is below.
Student nominations are accepted at any time during the school year. Students referred will be tested for possible inclusion in the program in the fall or during the spring semester for inclusion in the program the following year.
The nomination procedure consists of accepting referrals of potentially gifted students for the selection committee to consider via:
Teacher Nomination
Parent Nomination
Peer Nomination
Self Nomination
Community Member Nomination
Nominations are on-going for K-12 students. Parents are notified of the nomination and asked to complete a survey about their child and to sign a form which gives permission to gather data on their son/daughter by the Gifted and Talented facilitators.
DATA COLLECTION:
A Case Study is developed for each referred student which includes a variety of sources in order to obtain an overall picture of the nominated student's abilities. This includes: achievement test scores, grades, intelligence test score, creativity test score, parent and teacher ratings, self and another adult ratings, and any other data that might assist in the selection process.
The data is entered on a 'blind review' summary form; this means that the name of the student is not listed, thereby making the screening as objective as possible.
PLACEMENT:
An Identification Committee composed of the GT Facilitators, building principals, guidance counselor, and classroom teachers meet to identify those students whose case studies indicate a need for gifted and talented services. Each student is considered on his/her own merit.
Parents are notified of the committee's decision. Parents of students selected for the program must sign a "Permission to Participate" form before the identified student may begin attending gifted and talented classes.
Should the parents of referred student disagree with the findings of the selection committee, they may appeal the decision, following the procedures laid out in the program handbook. Appeals process is below.
Student nominations are accepted at any time during the school year. Students referred will be tested for possible inclusion in the program in the fall or during the spring semester for inclusion in the program the following year.
| referral_form.docx |
| identification_procedures_and_practices.docx |
| appeals_process.docx |
| appeals_form.docx |