District-wide Second Grade Screening:
All second grade students take FastBridge adaptive assessments in reading and math. Students scoring at or above the 90%ile nationally on aReading or aMath during the Winter testing event will have the opportunity to undergo further assessment to determine placement in the Gifted and Talented program.
Referral Process for direct services: March (Grades 1-5)
If a student scores at or above the 90%ile nationally on aReading, aMath or NWEA(MAP) testing (Grades 3-5), they will have the opportunity to undergo further testing to determine qualification for the program.
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Students identified through initial screening, are given an ability test (CogAt)
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Students scoring lower than the 95th percentile on the ability test– testing is stopped – parents are notified that their child does not qualify for services
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Students scoring at or above the 95th percentile on the ability test – testing continues with achievement testing
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Achievement testing in math and reading (K-5 NWEA/MAPS)
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Students who do not score above the 95th percentile in at least three out of the six areas (See below) - parents notified that their child does not qualify for services
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Students who do score above the 95th percentile in at least three out of the six areas (See below) - parents will be notified of placement in gifted services for the following year
Necessary Scores for Qualification
Qualification for gifted services requires students to score at or above the 95th percentile in three out of the six areas listed below:
Cognitive Abilities Test: Academic: NWEA (MAP) Testing
• Verbal • Math
• Quantitative • Reading
• NonVerbal
• Composite
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Using the following 2 criteria:
Intelligence Indicator- IQ score of 130 or above as tested by psychologists or other qualified professionals
Achievement Test - 95th percentile or above in either Reading or Math
Optional Input:
TABs--teacher screening tool
Strength Assessment--parent input
The screening process for Quest takes place in the spring. At various times throughout the year, students from other districts enroll in our schools and indicate that they were in a gifted program at their previous schools. Gifted programs vary greatly from district to district, state to state. To qualify and be placed immediately in Quest, students' records must contain information that meets our qualifying criteria. For example, if students have achievement scores in reading or math at the 95th percentile, but no IQ scores, we may opt to administer an ability test to determine placement or non-placement.
