Referring Students for Gifted Services Steps through the Process
Eligibility Meeting
When the guidance office, Mrs. Kowtko, sends the notice of the eligibility meeting, she will give an input form to the homeroom teacher and the parent. The input form needs to be returned the following day.
What to bring to the meeting:
Plan A student: teacher and parent - nothing.
Plan B student: Teacher and parent - items to be evaluated for student's portfolio. Items include completed projects, awards, or anything which accentuates their heightened ability.
Referring a student for gifted services
Parents, teachers, guidance counselors, principals, or students themselves can nominate a student for gifted referral through the guidance office, Mrs. Terrell.
A "Permission for Screening" letter is sent home for parents to consent to have their child observed by their teacher.
Definition of Gifted Learner
Children who give evidence of high achievement
capability in such areas as:
intellectual,
creative,
artistic,
leadership, or
academic fields - science
who need services, not ordinarily provided by schools, in order to help fully develop those capabilities.
Teacher of nominated student will complete a Rating Scale (Once called Gifted and Talented Checklist) and it's returned to Mrs. Terrell
Misconceptions about Gifted Students
Review of Checklist
Psychological Evaluation
1.) Majority of characteristics, 36 out of 71, are checked. If there are fewer than 36 checks, process stops at this point.
2.) statements of need are selected at bottom of checklist
Psychological Services
Once documents of nominated student are received by the Psychological Services department, a date is stamped on the cover sheet. Within nighty (90) days from the stamped date either the eligibility meeting notice or a "Did Not Qualify" (DNQ) letter is sent to parents.
If qualify, "Underrepresented" status form accompanies the other documents sent to psychological services.
Once referral documents are reviewed, student is evaluated by the school psychologist.
Eligibility:
Plan A - IQ score of 130+(Standard Deviation +- 3)
Plan B - IQ score of 118+, Matrix, and a Portfolio