Standard 1

Student Identification

Standard One: Student Identification

The LEA's student identification procedures for AIG are clear, equitable, and comprehensive and lead towards appropriate educational services.

Nominations have begun! Please complete the form to nominate a student, see the Nominating a Student tab. The 3rd-grade screener will occur the week of October 20th. In November, the Match Team will meet to identify students for nominations. Work samples and additional testing will take place between November and December. All decisions will be made once all data is collected. Parents will be notified after the last Match Team meeting in January.

Nominations: A student may be nominated for gifted services at any time throughout the year. Students can be nominated by a parent, a teacher, a peer, or themselves. If you would like to nominate a child for gifted services, please contact Mrs. Greer.

Once nominated for services, data will be collected from the parents, teachers, and the student. Once the data is collected, the Sunset Park Match team will meet to determine if gifted services are appropriate or if additional data is needed.

Identification: Formal Identification for gifted services typically begins in 3rd grade. However, if a K-2 student demonstrates academic/intellectual ability at least 2 years above grade level, the Match Team will create a long-term plan of action to address the student's needs.

The Match Team is composed of the Gifted Education Specialist, administrators, and teachers. The team uses multiple criteria to evaluate gifted potential.

Students will be identified using three criteria:

1. Aptitude (by standardized test scores) - Indicator of a student's capacity for learning

2. Achievement (by standardized test scores) - Indicator of a student's knowledge

3. Artifacts: a collection of pieces of evidence that may include qualitative and quantitative data.

The Match Team will notify parents of all decisions.

The Sunset Park Match team meets several times throughout the nomination process.

Please Note:

A child does not need to formally qualify for the AIG program in order to receive gifted services. Students often work with the Gifted Education Specialist in flexible groups throughout the year.

NHCS AIG Plan 2025-2028

Grievance Policy: G.S.115C-150.8. Review of Disagreements - In the event that the procedure developed under G.S. 115C-150.7(b)(7) fails to resolve a disagreement, the parent or guardian may file a petition for a contested case hearing under Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. The scope of review shall be limited to (I) whether the local school administrative unit improperly failed to identify the child as an academically or intellectually gifted student, or (II) whether the local plan developed under G.S. 115C-150.7 has been implemented appropriately with regard to the child. Following the hearing, the administrative law judge shall make a decision that contains findings of fact and conclusions of law. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the decision of the administrative law judge becomes final, is binding on the parties, and is not subject to further review under Article 4 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.

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