North Allegheny School District’s Screening Process November 15, 2016 Presented by: Guinevere E. Maximo, Supervisor of Special Education and Pupil Services

Agenda Provide the historical information on the GOAL Program Review Understand the development process of the screening tools Review the qualification data

Recommendation #2: Identification Process Refine current matrix to improve the accuracy of screening requirements for testing of students who are “thought to be gifted.” Research and review Response to Instructional Intervention (RTII)/Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) model to develop common curriculum-based assessments as part of the screening process at the elementary level.

Gifted Screening and Identification Subcommittee Committee Members: Two Elementary School Counselors Three School Psychologists Two Secondary School Counselors Highly Talented Elementary Mathematics Teacher Communication Arts Plus Elementary Teacher Supervisor of Special Education Committee Topics Chapter 16 Regulations and Guidelines Gifted Report Stats Overview of identification and evaluation process at North Allegheny School District

Chapter 16 Screening Medical History/Health Records Readiness/Developmental Tests *Achievement Tests Ability Tests *Group IQ Tests Anecdotal Information Portfolio/Subject Assessments Syllabus-based Examination CBA’s College Aptitude Test PSAT/SAT Extra-Curricular Academic Performance *Rating Scales Interest Inventories Cumulative Records Enrollment Records Parent Inventories *Report Cards *current NA screening areas

Gifted Screening/ Identification Kindergarten (September-February)

Gifted Screening/ Identification Kindergarten through First Grade (March-June)

Gifted Screening/ Identification Second Grade through Fifth Grade

Gifted Screening/ Identification Grade Six through Grade Twelve

GOAL Report Identification Data YEAR TOTAL NUMBER REFERRED QUALIFIED DID NOT QUALIFY PERCENTAGE QUALIFIED 2007-2008 223 122 101 55% 2008-2009 277 166 111 60% 2009-2010 267 134 133 50% 2010-2011 201 94 107 47% 2011-2012 181 83 98 46% 2014-2015 170 88 82 52% 2015-2016 137 59 78 43% Average

Screening Measures Identify students who require further assessment Incorporate District assessment data as screening criteria Generate positive outcomes (accurately identifies students without consuming resources that could be put to better use) To increase the qualification rate to above 70% (previous average qualification rate – 52%)

Student Performance Data Measurement Grade Level Administration Cognitive Abilities Test (CogATs) Grades 2 and 4 Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test – 2nd Edition (K-BIT2) Grades 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) Grades 2 through 7 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8

Student Performance Data Measurement Grade Level Administration Keystone Algebra I Exam As available Keystone Literature Exam Keystone Biology Exam English Language Arts Plus (ELAP) Grades 1 through 5 Advanced Academic Mathematics Program Grades 2 through 5 Mathematics Grade Acceleration (M4) Grades 4 and 5 Grades Grades 6 through 12

North Allegheny Multi-Criterion Screening and Identification Processes http://www.northallegheny.org/Page/18819

2015-16 Grade Level Analysis* * Reported from last day of the 2015-16 school year to June 6, 2016) 2009-10 Total # Tested 2010-11 2011-12 2014-15   2015-16 Kdg 18 6 4 3 1 44 51 37 31 2 54 36 43 41 13 40 27 22 28 19 35 5 23 15 20 16 10 8 17 7 11 9 14 --- 12 TOTAL 267 201 182 170 137

2015-16 Grade Level Analysis Grade 2009-10 % Qualified 2010-11 2011-12 2014-15   2015-16 Kdg 72% 50% 75% 67% 100% 1 70% 68% 71% 2 39% 44% 37% 38% 3 53% 41% 46% 32% 4 43% 20% 5 29% 35% 13% 40% 6 56% 25% 57% 7 36% 45% 8 17% 9 --- 10 0% 11 12

2015-16 Referral Source Analysis Building Total Parent Referrals %Qualified Parent Referrals Total Screening Referrals % Qualified Screening Referrals BWE 12 25% --- FES 11 73% 5 20% HES 8 4 50% IES 63% 2 100% MCK 75% 13 33% MES 15 3 67% PES 6 17% CMS 55% 1 IMS MMS 22 45% NAI 9 NASH 0% TOTAL 114 23

2016-17 Preliminary Analysis 2016-17 Preliminary Analysis* * Reported from June 7, 2016 to November 1, 2016) Total Screened Parent 137* 107 30 QUALIFICATION RATE Total Screened Parent 58/137(42%) 49/107 (46%) 9/30 (30%) * Out of 137 students that were evaluated, 42% qualified for gifted services.

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Contact Information Guinevere E. Maximo, Supervisor of Special Education and Pupil Services 412.635.4108 gmaximo@northallegheny.org