KAMS GATE Program - Identification

Identifying Gifted Abilities: Academic & Cognitive

GATE identification of these abilities are evaluated at different times during the year.

Academic eligibility is based on students’ state tests scores and their ranking among others in the same age group. This is calculated and tracked at the district level, not the site level. Students who meet this criteria are notified by mail in the fall each year. A student who meets two consecutive years at the highly advanced levels (95% and above) in English Language Arts or Mathematics in SBAC Assessments.

Cognitive eligibility is based on the results of the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT), which is a logical exam. This exam is given to all 3^rd graders in the Elk Grove Unified School District each year. Middle school students who choose to take the test again to qualify for GATE, may make arrangements with the GATE coordinator. The NNAT is only administered in March at the middle school level.

*Both Academic and Cognitive eligibility for GATE Identification are done through the District's review of the aforementioned assessments. Based on the results, our student information system automatically selects students identified in these areas.

Identifying Gifted Abilities: Creative, Leadership, and Visual & Performing Arts

Creative eligibility is outlined as a student who demonstrates an exceptional ability in displaying ingenuity by producing unique or innovative solutions, or creating original products or ideas.

Leadership eligibility is outlined as a student who demonstrates the exceptional ability in showing confidence and effectively influencing others, exhibiting problem-solving and decision making, or leading others with a sense of purpose and direction.

Visual or Performing Arts eligibility is outlined as a student who demonstrates exceptional ability in performance based showmanship, and/or the creation of products in the visual and performing arts.

*Students with exceptional ability possess a capacity for excellence beyond their chronological peers in one of the areas above. Evidence should show exceptional ability in a variety of settings, and at least one piece of evidence must be school-based. Evidence submitted will be scored on a performance rubric and evaluated by the District GATE Committee.

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