In addition, the GT Coordinator provides a copy of the results for the student's school file. The GT identified student list is finalized by the committee and the GT Coordinator provides the list(s) to the Superintendent’s Office and each building administrator separately. Any additional data that the team decides is necessary for consideration of identification.The GT Identification Team reviews the following in a blind scoring process: The GT Identification Team consists of, at a minimum: The GT Coordinator, GT Teacher, a building Principal, Assistant Superintendent, and a Guidance Counselor. All Grade 4 students are screened with a cognitive screener proctored by the Gifted and Talented (GT) Program staff. Universal Screening takes place at the Grade 4 level in the fall of the current school year. Our music program screens with the District III and All States programs, as well as the off year referral process. Our art program also consists of a Universal Screening process and off year referral process. Our academic program consists of a Universal Screening process as well as an off year referral process. We have a uniform identification process for each content area and services in content areas are unique to each identified gifted student. The Augusta Schools GT Program services qualified students in academics and the arts in grades k-12. Gifted Glossary from the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)ĭisclaimer: Inclusion on this page does not imply endorsement by TAGT."Gifted and talented children" shall mean those children in grades K-12 who excel, or have the potential to excel, beyond their age peers in the regular school program to the extent that they need and can benefit from programs for the gifted and talented. The uniqueness of the gifted renders them particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching, and counseling in order for them to develop optimally.” This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. “Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. "The term ‘gifted and talented,” when used with respect to students, children, or youth, means students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in such areas as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services or activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities." Domains include any structured area of activity with its own symbol system (e.g., mathematics, music, language) and/or set of sensorimotor skills (e.g., painting, dance, sports).” “Gifted individuals are those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude (defined as an exceptional ability to reason and learn) or competence (documented performance or achievement in top 10% or rarer) in one or more domains. National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) possesses an unusual capacity for leadership or.exhibits high-performance capability in an intellectual, creative or artistic area.“Gifted and talented student” means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience or environment and who: This definition is now codified in The Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students (Texas Education Agency, 2009), it is the basis for identification and services that must be provided for gifted and talented students in Texas. Texas State Definition (Texas Education Code)
Developing this broader perspective can help ensure that a wider range of gifted and talented students are properly identified and served. Also, students from differing backgrounds may demonstrate their giftedness in differing manners. It is valuable to investigate other well-recognized characterizations, as they include aspects of giftedness not incorporated into the state’s definition. There is not universal agreement on a definition of what it means to be gifted.
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