Gifted Talented Screening and Identification Procedures
Concordia R-2 Schools
Screening and Identification Procedures
The following procedures are to be followed when considering a student for placement in the Concordia R-2 Gifted Program. The placement process is two fold, including a screening phase and an identification phase.
Screening:
- Parents, classroom teachers, or another school official can refer a student for placement in the gifted program. Referral can occur any time during the school year.
- Teachers in the gifted program will annually screen NWEA test scores for students who may be eligible for placement.
- A screening meeting consisting of a gifted teacher, special services director or administrator, and grade level classroom teacher(s) will take place for each student that is referred.
- The following criteria must be met by a student for further evaluation for the gifted program:
- 90th percentile or above in 2 out of 3 core areas on NWEA
- Consensus of committee that student should be evaluated further
Identification:
- Students must meet the following criteria for placement into the Concordia R-2 Gifted Program:
- Full Scale IQ Score of 125 or higher on one of the following: WISC-III, Leiter, Stanford-Binet, or Toni III (other populations 120)
- Team recommendation of need
Placement:
Once all evaluation instruments have been completed, the screening and identification committee will meet again to evaluate results and determine if student is eligible for placement.
Student must meet 2 out of 3 of the Evaluation Instruments for identification and placement into the program.
The 3 Evaluation Instruments are:
- NWEA scores
- Full-scale IQ score
- Team recommendation of need.
The Concordia R-2 School Board will annually review the Screening and Identification procedures to ensure that these procedures continue to meet the needs of the Concordia R-2 School and its students.
Steps of Gifted Referral, Screening, & Evaluation
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Step 1: Student Referral Form is filled out by teacher, parent, guardian, etc. & reviewed by Gifted Teacher (GT). |
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Step 2: GT pulls district screeners & assessments (i.e. NWEA) to verify that scores are at or above 90th percentile in 2 of the 3 areas (Math, ELA, Science). Screening Meeting is held to discuss data (gifted teacher, special services director or administrator, and grade level classroom teacher). |
Screening Criteria Not Met = Process Stopped (Person who made the referral will be notified) |
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Step 3: If Screening Criteria is met, a permission to test letter will be sent home. |
Permission Not Granted = Process Stopped |
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Step 4: IQ Test is administered. Placement Meeting is held to discuss score and placement potential (gifted teacher, special services director or administrator, and grade level classroom teacher). |
IQ Score BELOW 125 = Student NOT eligible. (Parents and/or person who made referral will be notified) |
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Step 5: If student IQ score is 125 or above and the team agrees, a permission for enrollment letter will be sent home. |