The Fulton County School System screens students for eligibility for
gifted services twice a year.
I. Automatic
Screening- At
the beginning of the school year, TAG teachers review previous year’s test
scores.
·
Standardized Tests
Students
must have a minimum of an 85th percentile and a 90th
percentile in two of the three areas:
Total Reading, Total Math, and Complete Battery
·
Criterion-Referenced Competency Test
Students must
have a performance level of 3 (exceeds expectations) on the reading or
mathematics section
·
Grades (high
school only)
Students must have an overall
cumulative average of 95 or greater
II. Classroom
Screening- Local
schools select a two-week period in the fall to review all students in their school
·
Classroom teachers use the Characteristics Instrument for
Screening Students (CISS) to identify
students with superior abilities in five or more of the following areas: motivation, interests, communications skills,
problem-solving abilities, memory, inquiry, insight, reasoning, creativity, and
humor. Parents may request to view their child’s screening results.
Students who meet either the automatic screening OR classroom
screening criteria AND who have supporting data gathered from test history,
products, and/or advanced content levels are referred for gifted placement testing. Once referred to testing:
- Parents
receive the Parent Notification for Testing Consent Form.
- Student is
tested for the gifted program.
- Parents
receive test results.
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If state eligibility is determined, students
are placed in the TAG program.
For
more complete information regarding Fulton County Schools Gifted Services,
please visit http://www.fulton.k12.ga.us/DEPT/curriculum/TAG/index.htm,
contact the teacher of gifted students at your school, or call 404-763-6811.