What is the Criteria for Gifted Education Placement?
SSCPSS Implementation of State Board of Education Rule 160-4-2-.38
· Students must be enrolled in the Savannah-Chatham Public Schools to be tested for the SCCPSS Gifted Program.
· The student must qualify in three of the four categories.
· Information will be gathered in each of the four categories.
· Any piece of information used to establish eligibility shall be current within two years.
· Data gathered and analyzed by a source outside the school system shall be used only in the mental ability or achievement categories.
· Any data used in one area to establish a student’s eligibility shall not be used in any other category.
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| Category One: Mental Ability |
SCCPSS Ability Assessment |
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K – 12, > 96th percentile composite or appropriate component scores on a nationally normed mental ability test
Alternative:
- K-2, 99th percentile composite score on a nationally normed mental ability test
- 3-12, > 96th percentile composite score on a nationally normed mental ability test
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Cognitive Abilities Test
Naglieri |
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Category Two: Achievement |
SCCPSS Achievement Assessment |
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K-12, > 90th percentile total reading, total math or complete battery on a nationally normed achievement test
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Grades K-8: NWEA MAP Math and Reading
Grades 9-12: ITBS |
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Category Three: Creativity |
SCCPSS Creativity Assessment |
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K-12, 90th percentile composite score nationally normed test of creative thinking
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6-12, 90th percentile creativity score on a gifted evaluation scale, only if grade point average was the criteria for eligibility in motivation .
Alternative:
Superior product/performance with a score of > 90 on a scale of 1-100, as evaluated by a panel of three or more qualified evaluators, indicated by K-12 winner of a regional level or higher competition.
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Torrance Test of Creativity
Gifted Evaluation Scale Third Edition (6-12) if gpa used as motivation criteria |
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Category Four: Motivation |
SCCPSS Motivation Assessment |
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K-5, > 90th percentile on a standardized motivational characteristics rating scale
6-12> 90% percentile grade point average based on eight consecutive marking periods |
Grades K-5: Gifted Rating Scale
Grades 6-12: Grade Point Average |
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