Identification Procedures

Nomination

DPS criteria is used to identify students for AIG services.

  • Any student, parent, teacher and/or staff member can nominate a student to be considered for the AIG program.

  • All nominations are directed to the AIG Specialist, Mrs. Ashley Taylor. Contact can be made via email: Ashley_Taylor@dpsnc.net or leave a written note in the main office addressed to the AIG Specialist's attention.

  • Nomination for the AIG program does not ensure testing and/or identification.

Data Gathering

Once parental permission is received, the AIG Specialist will begin to gather data including, but not limited to, the following items:

  • Achievement test scores

  • Aptitude test scores

  • Most recent report card

  • Survey data from teachers and/or parents

Determination

What happens once data is collected?

Creative Studies’ AIG committee meets to review data and determine identification/service options. A student can be Intellectually Gifted (IG), Academically Gifted (AG), or Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) or Does Not Qualify for Services.

What are the differences?

Intellectually Gifted (IG)

  • Students who are identified as Intellectually Gifted have a composite score of 96% or above on a nationally normed aptitude/ability test, but do not have supporting achievement evidence.

  • IG students will have an Individualized Differentiated Education Plan (IDEP) to support their needs.

Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG)

Students identified as Academically and Intellectually Gifted in the content areas of math, reading, or both reading and math have met the following criteria:

  • composite or sub-score at or above the 90th percentile on a nationally normed aptitude/ability test and one of the following:

    • composite or sub-score at or above the 90th percentile on a nationally normed achievement test in Reading and/or Mathematics

    • an EOG/EOC/BOG score at or above 85%;

    • a minimum of three performance artifacts* that support the student's advanced ability/achievement and need for AIG services in that field

Students identified as Academically and Intellectually Gifted will have a Differentiated Education

Plan/DEP unless a strong need for further individualization is required.

(AG) = Academically Gifted (AG)

Students identified as Academically Gifted in the content areas of math, reading, or both reading and math have met the following criteria:

  • composite or sub-score at or above the 90th percentile on a nationally normed achievement test in Reading and/or Mathematics

  • an EOG/EOC/BOG score at or above 85%;

  • a minimum of three performance artifacts* that support the student's advanced ability/achievement and need for AIG services in that field

Students identified as Academically Gifted in a specific content field will have a Differentiated Education Plan/DEP unless a strong need for further individualization is required.

Once the student is identified for services, what happens?

Based on the data gathered, the AIG Committee will match a service option to the student’s needs, and a Differentiated Education Plan (DEP) will be developed. The parents will be invited to a conference in which the DEP will be reviewed and signed. The parent will meet at the beginning of each school year to review and sign a new DEP.

New Students

  • Students transferring within the DPS system will retain their identification status.

  • Students new to the DPS system who wish to be considered for identification need the following:

o Any AIG identification from previous school

o Achievement/Aptitude scores

o Most recent report card