Identification
Gifted Identification
The identification process begins with a nationally norm referenced aptitude screening tool for all second grade and sixth grade students. Students scoring at or above the 85th percentile are placed on the GT watch list for additional testing.
Parents, teachers, counselors, community members and students are invited to submit the names of students they view as potentially gifted or talented using nomination /characteristic sheets available in this handbook. They are asked to indicate what they believe to be the student’s particular strength area(s).
The CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) full battery of tests will be administered after parent approval has been given. This tests consists of three sections - Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal.
A Body of Evidence will be gathered on each student on the gifted watch list. Appropriate data must be gathered in the following four categories: Intellectual Ability, Achievement, Behaviors/Characteristics, and Demonstrated Performance. Each student's complete Body of Evidence will be reviewed by a gifted identification committee and recommendations will be made for identification based upon the criteria set by the Colorado Department of Education.
If there is not enough information to make an informed decision on a student, the student will be remain on the watch list and reviewed over the course of following year as more information becomes available.
Parents will be notified in writing about the recommendation of the committee - Gifted Identification, Not Identified, or Watch List.