Anderson School District Five
Anderson School District Five
Gifted and Talented Program
[pic]
In Compliance with SC Regulations, students may qualify automatically for gifted and talented placement with an extremely high aptitude (IQ score) at the 96th percentile or higher for their age group. This testing begins for all second graders with the CoGAT each November. If students do not qualify solely on aptitude, the process below will be used for screening, and all students’ scores in Dimension B and/or C will continue to be assessed each year.
Students must meet the criteria in two of the three dimensions below to be eligible to receive services in the Gifted and Talented Program in Anderson School District Five.
• [pic]
•
• Reasoning Abilities - Students must demonstrate high aptitude (93rd national age percentile or above) in one or more of these areas: verbal, nonverbal, quantitative and/or a composite of the three. (Tests Given: CoGAT, OLSAT, Raven, etc.)
•
• [pic]
•
• Academic Achievement - Students must demonstrate high achievement (94th national percentile and above or advanced status) in reading and/or math as measured by a nationally normed or South Carolina statewide assessment instruments. (Tests Given: ITBS, Stanford, PASS, spring and fall MAP, etc.)
•
• [pic]
•
• Intellectual/Academic Performance - Students must demonstrate a high degree of interest in and commitment to academic and/or intellectual pursuits, or demonstrate intellectual characteristics such as curiosity/inquiry, reflection, persistence/tenacity in the face of challenge and creative, productive thinking. Rising 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students may be eligible to take the Performance Task Test (STAR Test) in March if they have already met the criteria in Dimension A or Dimension B. The STAR Test can be taken in grades 2 and 4 or 3 and 5. Beginning with grade 7, students must have a 3.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale to meet the criteria in Dimension C. This GPA is calculated using final grades in ELA, math, science, social studies, and foreign language only.
•
• See the back page for Criteria for Middle School Placement.
Anderson School District Five
Gifted and Talented Program
[pic]
Students who are already eligible for gifted services or become eligible while in middle school will automatically be served in gifted and talented science. Rising 6th and 7th graders must then qualify for gifted and talented math and/or ELA (Reading and Writing) using the following criteria:
Students must meet the criteria in two of the three listed below to participate in Gifted and Talented Math and ELA.
• [pic]
•
• Grades - Students must demonstrate high achievement by earning an A average (94) for the first, second, and third nine weeks in math and/or ELA.
•
• [pic]
•
• Achievement Test – Students must demonstrate proficiency on the fall and/or spring MAP by earning a 94th percentile score in reading and/or math.
•
• [pic]
•
• Criterion Reference Test - Students must demonstrate superior scores on the state’s PASS Test. Students have to score in the top ten percent in the state in ELA and/or math. This score exceeds Exemplary, and it changes each year based on the overall performance of students across the state. For the past few years, this score has slightly increased, as students in South Carolina are progressing on the state assessment.
• Contact Persons:
Lesia Patterson, Director of Support Programs, at lesiapatterson@ or 260-5000, extension 10124
Rhonda Bradshaw, Secretary for Support Programs, at rhondabradshaw@, or 260-5000, extension 10184[pic]
................
................
In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.
To fulfill the demand for quickly locating and searching documents.
It is intelligent file search solution for home and business.
Related download
- anderson school district five
- anderson district 1 2 career and technology
- brownsville independent school district
- 2013 2014 bill 4633 anderson county board of education
- the masque of the red death anderson school district one
- south carolina dorchester school district two homepage
- for additional information please contact
- 2003 2004 bill 3607 anderson county school district 1
- anderson county schools home
Related searches
- anderson school district 1
- anderson school district 5
- anderson school district five calendar
- anderson school district 3 jobs
- anderson school district 1 calendar 20 21
- anderson school district 1 registration
- anderson school district 1 sc
- anderson school district 3 calendar
- anderson school district 3 sc
- anderson school district 3
- anderson school district 5 jobs
- anderson school district five head start