Eligibility

Georgia Department of Education
Muscogee County School District
Department of Gifted Education Services

Gifted Identification Assessment and Eligibility Criteria

Mental Ability

Standardized Test of
Mental Ability:

Full scale or
appropriate component score ≥ the 96th percentile
(by age)

Achievement

Standardized Test of Academic Achievement:

Score ≥ the 90th percentile (by age or grade) on -- Total Reading, or Total Math, or Total Battery

OR

Superior Student generated Product or Performance:

Score ≥ 90 on a scale of 1-100 as evaluated by a panel of 3 or more qualified evaluators

Creativity

Standardized Test of Creative Thinking:

Score ≥ the 90th percentile (by age or grade) on the Total Battery

OR

Standardized Creativity Characteristics Rating Scale:

Score ≥ the 90th percentile

OR

Superior Student generated Product or Performance:

Score ≥90 on a scale of 1-100 as evaluated by a panel of 3 or more qualified evaluators

Motivation

GPA≥ 3.5 (as defined in Rule and Regulation) on a 4.0 scale

OR

Standardized Motivational Characteristics Rating Scale:

Score ≥ the 90th percentile

OR

Superior Student-generated Product or Performance:

Score≥ 90 on a scale of 1-100 as evaluated by a panel of 3 or more qualified evaluators

Information shall be gathered in each of the four data categories. To qualify for services, at least one of the criteria must be met by a score on a nationally normed standardized test. Any data used in one category to establish a student's eligibility may not be used in any other category. Assessment data must be current within two years. Students must meet THREE OUT OF THE FOUR AREAS of eligibility. If a student's name is submitted for review a team of gifted endorsed teacher leaders, a counselor from submitting school and one of the student's teachers' will assess all the information and make a determination within a reasonable time frame. This is done only after a parent/guardian and teacher fills out, signs, and turns in a characteristics and permission form.

Parent permission forms must be completed and signed in ink before any student can be assessed by the MCSD Gifted Education Department. The original form must be turned in. No copies or faxed copies can be accepted.

3rd -12th grade referrals must have copies of the last two years of report cards attached to referral before assessment will be considered.

Referral Form
Please print this form as needed when referring a child to the Gifted Education Department.

Assessment Information
Click here for information about each of the assessments used by the Gifted Education Department.

Please print the referral form as needed for referring a student to the Gifted Education Department

If you need any further information please go to the GADOE website for gifted education:

http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_iap_gifted.aspx