NOTIFICATION TO PARENTS OF THE SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROCESS FOR GIFTED SERVICES

 

 

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, talented and gifted (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:

§         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 Woodland TAG teachers, or call 404-763-6811.

 

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