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Notification to Parents: Screening & Referral process for gifted
services.
I. The Fulton County School System screens students for eligibility
for gifted services twice a year. Automatic Screening- At the
beginning of the school year.
TAG
teachers review previous year’s test scores:
Students must have a minimum of an 85th percentile and a 90th percentile
in two of the three areas: Total Reading, Total Math, and Complete
Battery
- Criterion-Referenced Competency Test
Students must have a performance level of 3 (exceeds expectations)
on the reading or mathematics section
- Grades (high school only)
Students must have an overall cumulative average of 95 or greater
II. Classroom Screening- Local schools select a two-week period in
the fall to review all students in their school
Classroom teachers use the Characteristics Instrument for
Screening Students (CISS) to identify students with superior
abilities in five or more of the following areas: motivation, interests,
communications
skills, problem-solving abilities, memory, inquiry, insight,
reasoning, creativity, and humor. Parents may request to view their
child’s
screening results.
Students who meet either the automatic screening OR classroom screening
criteria AND who have supporting data gathered from test history,
products, and/or advanced content levels are referred for gifted placement
testing. Once referred to testing:
Parents receive the Parent Notification for Testing Consent Form.
Student is tested for the gifted program.
Parents receive test results.
§ If state eligibility is determined, students are placed in the TAG program.
For more complete information regarding Fulton County Schools Gifted
Services, please visit the Website or
contact the teacher of gifted students at your school, or call
404-763-6811.
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