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Implementing the Georgia Performance Standards.
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Gifted Education

CONTACT INFORMATION
Annette Eger
Program Specialist for Gifted Education

1766 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30334
 (404) 657-0182
 (404) 651-8582
aeger@doe.k12.ga.us

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Eligibility Chart

A student may qualify for gifted education services by meeting the two criteria in Option A or three of the four criteria in Option B. Information shall be gathered in each of the four data categories. At least one of the criteria must be met by a score on a nationally normed standardized test. Any data used in one category to establish a student’s eligibility may not be used in any other category. Grade point averages are based on mathematics, language arts, science, social studies and full year foreign language classes. Assessment data must be current within two years.

Option A
Mental Ability Achievement
Kdg – 2nd: 99th percentile on composite or full scale score of a standardized test of mental ability

3rd – 12th: 96th percentile (or higher) on composite or full scale score of a standardized test of mental ability
Kdg – 12th: 90th percentile (or higher), on total reading, total math or total battery score of a standardized achievement test

    -OR-

A superior rating (numerical score of 90 or better on scale of 1-100) on a student generated product or performance as evaluated by a panel of three or more qualified evaluators


Option B
Mental Ability Achievement Creativity Motivation
96th percentile (or higher) by age on a composite or full scale score or appropriate component score of a standardized test of mental ability 90th percentile on total reading, total math or total battery score of a standardized achievement test

    -OR-

A superior rating (numerical score of 90 or better on scale of 1-100) on a student generated product or performance as evaluated by a panel of three or more qualified evaluators
90th percentile (or higher) on the total battery of a standardized test of creativity

    -OR-

90th percentile (or higher) on a standardized creativity characteristics rating scale

    -OR-

superior rating (numerical score of at least 90 on a scale of 1-100) on a structured observation/ evaluation of creative products and/or performance as evaluated by a panel of three or more qualified evaluators
90th percentile (or higher) on a standardized characteristics rating scale (motivational)

    -OR-

superior rating (numerical score of at least 90 on scale of 1-100) on a structured observation/ evaluation of student generated products and/or performances as evaluated by a panel of three or more qualified evaluators

    -OR-

Grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, using an average of core grades over the previous two school years

Identification of gifted students shall be nondiscriminatory with respect to race, religion, national origin, sex, disabilities or economic background.

Revised 6/2011