Re: Gifted Designation

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On 10/06/09, curious wrote:
> How is "gifted" designation determined at your school,
> especially at the primary level. Is a test used and is
> there a program in place? Can a class arbitrarily be
> labeled "gifted"?

We have set criteria in place for determining giftedness. In
our state, gifted is defined as having an IQ of 120 or
higher. I know other states have theirs start at 130. We do
mass screening using the RAVEN in grades 1-2 and then grades 3-
7, the teachers or parents can refer. If the student scores
90% or higher on the Raven, they move on to individual testing
using an appropriate IQ test given by a psychometrist. If the
student scores 75%-89%, they are given the Stanford
Achievement test. A 90% on this test moves them to individual
testing but anything less and they do not qualify. Then the
score on the IQ test determines their eligibility for the
gifted program. Once they are determined "gifted" they are
eligible to participate in this program from 2nd-8th grade.
After 8th grade, they no longer receive the intellectually
gifted program, but can participate in academic honors classes.

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