2. Ellen Braffman Committee for Special Education Meeting November 30, 2010

3.  *** Adapted from LMSD Checklist for Gifted Traits. For a complete checklist contact  your school office.  Learns new materials faster and earlier  Comprehends in-depth, complex ideas  Deals with complex, abstract concepts  Infers and connects concepts  Operates on higher levels of thinking  Ponders with depth and multiple perspectives  Asynchronous development, emotional intensity, can be highly self-critical, & perfectionistic, may lack organization/study skills

4.  Knows the answersAsks the questions  Works hardPlays around yet tests well  Answers the questionsDiscusses in detail, elaborates  Top groupBeyond the group  Learns with easeAlready knows  Enjoys peersPrefer adults  Grasps the meaningDraws inferences  Completes assignmentsInitiates projects  Enjoys schoolEnjoys learning  Pleased with own learning Is highly self- critical

5. The district recognizes that these gifted individuals exhibit special strengths in problem solving and/or thinking skills. This demands special instruction to foster divergent thinking which is abstract, complex and multifaceted.

6.  Parent Request in Writing or  Teacher Request in Writing or  Achievement Team review of records  Parent Checklist/Teacher Checklist  Prescreening  K-BIT  TOMAGS  CBA  School Team reviews results and makes recommendation about further testing: classroom teacher, guidance counselor, principal, psychologist, content specialist  Permission to Evaluate signed by Parents

7.  Assessment by School Psychologist  WISC IV Evaluation and Review of Multiple Criteria  60 Calendar days for completion of testing and GWR (Gifted Written Report)

8.  A score of 130 or meeting multiple criteria cited in Chapter 16  Screening measures  Record of Review-Student Portfolio  Standardized Tests  Multiple criteria which includes intervening factors masking giftedness  If data supports evidence of giftedness a GWR is written by the School Psychologist

9.  Is the child eligible for gifted support and in need of Specially Designed Instruction (SDI)? In other words… does the student need more than the regular classroom?  If Yes, a Gifted Individual Education Plan (GIEP) is developed and a Notice of Recommended Assignment (NORA) is issued for parent signature  The GIEP is in effect for a year and reviewed annually by team: parents, Gifted Support and/or classroom teachers

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