IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS
Randall Consolidated School follows established procedures for the identification of gifted/talented students that align with WI state guidelines and standards established by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC).
Identification is an on-going process that is facilitated by the GT teacher/coordinator. It uses both formal and informal data and requires the collection of a body of evidence over time to substantiate a student’s talent in specific areas. Ultimately, the process guides programming to meet the educational needs for each identified student.
Purpose: To find gifted students whose abilities, talents and potential for accomplishment are so outstanding that they require special provisions in the form of appropriately challenging programming to meet their educational needs.
Areas of identification: Intellect, Specific Academics, Leadership/Creativity, or the Performing Arts: Music (Vocal or Composition) and Art.
Student Identification Process:
STEP ONE: Student Search
STEP TWO: Collection of Data/Evidence
Data collected on students that make the identified student unique from others:
Intellectual Ability
Achievement
Behaviors/Characteristics
Demonstrated Performance
STEP THREE: Review of Data-determination of where needs:
1. Needs met in the classroom setting-student goes on Watch status and student is monitored
2. Needs cannot be met in the classroom setting- continue with process
STEP FOUR: Identification-Student information provides evidence of needed GT programming
STEP FIVE: Program Matching
Program decisions based on student needs. They will be tailored to meet educational needs. They could vary from classroom differentiation to an advanced learning plan. This will be done on an individual basis.
STEP SIX: Periodic Review of Student Needs (done at the end of 3rd grade and 6th grade)
Collecting a Body of Evidence for Identification
Multiple sources and tools allow children to reveal their exceptionalities or potential. A variety of assessment tools should be used to collect information on a student whose background or talent area makes him/her unique from others.
A complete "body of evidence" will consists of data from several areas of intellectual ability, achievement, behaviors/characteristics (survey information), and demonstrated performance.