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St. Elmo Gifted Education Center

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
³ the 96th percentile
(by age)

 

Achievement

Standardized Test of Academic Achievement:

Score ³ the 90th percentile (by age or grade) on -- Total Reading, or Total Math, or Total Battery

OR

Superior Student generated Product or Performance:

Score ³ 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 ³ the 90th percentile (by age or grade) on the Total Battery

OR

Standardized Creativity Characteristics Rating Scale:

Score ³ the 90th percentile

OR

Superior Student generated Product or Performance:

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

 

Motivation

GPA ³ 3.5 (as defined in Rule and Regulation) on a 4.0 scale

OR

Standardized Motivational Characteristics Rating Scale:

Score ³ the 90th percentile

OR

Superior Student-generated Product or Performance:

Score ³ 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.

There will be a “window of referral” time beginning in the 2008-2009 school year as follows:

September 29-October 3 and October 6-11

January 26-30 and February 2-6

Parent permission forms must be completed and signed before any student can be assessed by the MCSD Gifted Education Department.

Referral Form
Please print this file 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

 

 

Site Updated:
Monday, April 28, 2008