Identification

Students at CCS can be referred to the AIG program at the end of 4 identification windows.  The windows run from August to November, November to January, January to March, and March to May.

Intellectually Gifted (IG) students are defined by the ability to think intellectually at a high level, whereas their academic (testing) scores may not be evident. Students in this category will enter the AIG program through Pathway 1 with the use of a standardized measure of aptitude (Sanford Binet, OLSAT, etc.).

Academically Gifted students will be classified as Academically Gifted Reading (AR), Academically Gifted Math (AM), or Academically Gifted Both (AG).  These students will enter the AIG program through Pathway 2 by showing high ability on standardized achievement testing.

Students who show both intellectual and academic abilities will be classified as Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AI).  These students will enter the AIG program through Pathway 3 by showing high achievement on measures of aptitude and measures of achievement.

Talent Development (TD) students are defined as needing significant challenges beyond what is offered in the regular education classroom but lacking the qualifications to be officially identified as AIG, or are between identification windows.