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Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted Plan Development Teresa Smeeks November 16, 2015

North Carolina Program Standards Old Plan Standard One for ● Overview each Practice A-E New Plan Standard One ● Brain Storm

Old Plan - Standard One Identification Standard 1: Student Identification The LEA’s student identification procedures for AIG are clear, equitable, and comprehensive and lead towards appropriate educational services.

Practices a) Articulates and disseminates the procedures for AIG student identification, including screening, referral, and identification processes for all grade levels to school personnel, parents/families, students, and the community- at-large.

Description: *Sessions with parents will be offered at open OLD PLAN Practice A houses and after school with identification process explained by AIG teachers. *Process will be explained in Faculty Meetings for Goals: school personnel. *Post plan on-line. *Process will be explained at all parent meetings *Explain our identification process in a clear and for placement. concise manner. Evidences: *Provide electronic or paper copies (as requested) *2013-2016 Alexander County Schools' of updated AIG Plan to school board members, Academically Gifted and/or Intellectually Gifted Superintendent, administrators, AIG Specialists Plan and other stakeholders. *AIG Child Count (reviewed and monitored *Maintain functional and user-friendly AIG quarterly by Coordinator and AIG Specialists) websites at the county level. *Agendas from Parent Events *Create parent newsletters describing AIG services at each school. *Online site with identification process there. *Schedule bi-monthly meetings with AIG *Copy of process included in AIG plan. Specialists and AIG Coordinator. *Agendas from Faculty Meetings with process *Identification Process will be posted online. listed.

Brainstorm for Practice A Post plan and Identification Power Point on website. At beginning of year, review identification on monthly blog. Share at principals’ meeting, instructional coaches’ meeting, and faculty meetings. Hold meetings for 3rd grade parents whose students are in pool at end of year explaining the identification process. Explain at transitional meetings. Make sure Director’s contact information is accessible for any questions.

Practices b) States and employs multiple criteria for AIG student identification. These criteria incorporate measures that reveal student aptitude, student achievement, or potential to achieve in order to develop a comprehensive profile for each student. These measures include both nontraditional and traditional measures that are based on current theory and research.

OLD PLAN Practice B DESCRIPTION: Screening - Grades 3-8 Screening - Grades K – 2 During the second semester all third and fifth grade The screening process shall begin with the Kindergarten students shall take the Cognitive Abilities Test. The child. results of this test will be evaluated along with This process shall be ongoing through grades K – 3. comprehensive data available for the student. Additional evaluation tools are as follows: The regular classroom teacher will begin to collect data • EOG results (when available) on those children who demonstrate high ability. The • Teacher recommendations based upon checklists teacher will be responsible for: • Motivation assessment (i.e., student self-assessment, teacher assessment) • Collection of observation data • TONI/3 as needed • Observation by school-based AIG Teacher or AIG • Consult with LEP (Limited English Proficiency) staff and provide appropriate services Coordinator as needed • Student performance and achievement data (i.e., • Duke Talent Identification Program enrollment K – 2 assessments) • Teacher recommendation The names of students with scores in the eighty-fifth The AIG teacher and AIG Review Team will collaborate percentile on the TCS/2 and/or End-of-Grade Tests will with regular classroom teachers each year, track establish the pool of identified students along with potentially gifted students, review data and decide upon recommendations from the teachers, LEP staff, appropriate modifications. The list of students in the principal, or parent requests. pool will be kept at the school, locked in the AIG files and shared with the principal and appropriate staff.

OLD PLAN Practice B continued Identification Screening 3-8 Continued The AIG Review Committee will determine eligibility after examination of all data (qualitative and quantitative). Screening procedures shall be carried out in a manner that ensures underrepresented groups, such as minority A low score in a single area will neither render a student students, students with disabilities and students who are ineligible for services nor identification. economically disadvantaged will be provided equal Multiple criteria will be utilized in the placement decision. opportunity for identification. All data will be collected using the Student Data Record. AIG screening will be on-going, year-round and system- (Copy provided in Forms section.) wide. This record has specific criteria and minimum scores. Identification pools will be maintained at each school Students with fewer points may be considered for alternative and will be reviewed annually or whenever appropriate. assessments depending on the recommendation of the AIG Review Committee. In consideration of the many areas of giftedness, the AIG Review Committee may utilize alternative products for identification. Students with a score of 24 to 30 on the Student Data Record are eligible for AIG services.

OLD PLAN Practice B continued Placement Grades 4-8. Original documents will be kept in student's AIG folder which Upon identification a placement meeting shall be held. Those will be locked in file cabinet at the child's school. in attendance may include: Placement form (copy in Forms Section) will be sent to *School-Based AIG Teacher Central Office. *Principal Coordinator or AIG Data Manager will place information into *Counselor or other administrative designee NCWISE. (as needed) *Classroom Teacher *ESL Teacher All data gathered to use for individualized plan. Modifications will be determined and a Differentiated Education Plan (DEP)(Copy in Forms Sections) will be completed. Following the school-based meeting, the student's parent or guardian will be contacted. Parent signatures and date of placement will be obtained. Copies of the DEP will be given to parents at this meeting. Due Process information will be available per request. Copies of the final DEP shall also be provided to the child’s teacher(s).

OLD PLAN Practice B continued Placement Grades 9 – 12 EVIDENCES In grades 9-12, students who are performing above Copies of the identification process expectations may be identified as having special abilities. Numbers of students identified Teachers may recommend these students to an AIG Lead Student Data Form Teacher who will form a committee to assess student Differentiated Education Plans 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 performance based on, achievement, EOG/EOC scores, Placement forms aptitude, interest and motivation. Number of non-traditional students identified Recommended students will have the opportunity to take the Pool lists Test of Cognitive Skills, and under special circumstances an alternative product may be used for identification purposes. Looking at a broad array of data, the committee will recommend the student for the AIG Program. Parents and students will be invited to meet with the committee to consider modifications and a Differentiated Education Plan (DEP) may be completed during this meeting. Paperwork procedures will follow the 4-8 grade process.

Student ID Forms Student Data Form Student Characteristic Form

Brainstorm for Practice B Proposed Pathways Online Form and use new Power School Program for ID and DEPs to print for signatures. K-2 Pools - Names turned into coaches and then to Director. If needed request SST early on for help with “uppervention” 3-8 Pools - All 3rd grade take COGAT. (Should all take in 5th, or just those not identified who were flagged or scored a certain percentile on 4th grade EOG?) Gifted Rating Scale vs Teacher Recommendation Form 85th percentile or better on any normed test places student in pool Pools maintained at CO. If a student does not qualify by one of first 3 paths, Director recommends to Principal for SST Team.

Practices c) Ensures AIG screening, referral, and identification procedures respond to traditionally under-represented populations of the gifted and are responsive to LEA demographics. These populations include students who are culturally/ethnically diverse, economically disadvantaged, English language learners, highly gifted, and twice- exceptional.