1. Teachers may recommend any students from their current class or from their previous year’s class. Parents are encouraged to contact their child’s teacher if they believe their child would qualify for enrichment and has not been identified.
2. Teachers may also recommend students who display characteristics of giftedness in areas not easily determined by a formal assessment using the list of characteristics of gifted students as a guide.
3. These student recommendations will then be reviewed by the Enrichment Team. The Enrichment Team will include the Enrichment Coordinators, Enrichment teachers, principal, student’s primary teacher(s). Additional teachers may be included on the Enrichment Team as deemed appropriate. For example, including the music teacher if the student’s area of giftedness is music.
4. The Enrichment Coordinators and principal will make the determination of acceptance into the program after they review all applicable data. They may use the criteria outlined above, teacher recommendation forms, notes from the Enrichment Team meeting, the student’s school records, and any other evidence provided.
5. Parents of students who are approved for entry into the Enrichment Program will be notified by a written notice. Parents have the right to an informal appeal and review. The principal and Enrichment Coordinators are prepared to work collaboratively with parents to answer any questions and review decisions made about entry into the program. Forms to appeal an enrichment program decision can be found on the school website.
6. Once a student has been invited into the Enrichment Program and the parents have been notified by letter, the student must return the signed letter to be formally accepted into the Enrichment Program.
Process C.18A:35-38 Complaint for Noncompliance
An individual who believes that Farmingdale School has not complied with the provisions of the Act may:
File a complaint with the Farmingdale Public School Board of Education.
a. Board’s shall issue a decision, in writing, to affirm, reject, or modify the district’s action in the matter.
Then file a petition of appeal of the board’s written decision to the Commissioner of Education through the Office of Controversies and Disputes in accordance with N.J.S.18A:6-9 and the procedures set forth in State Board of Education regulations.
Enrichment Decision Appeals and/or Renomination
Teachers, parents or students may appeal any final decision of the selection committee regarding selection or removal from the gifted program. Appeals shall be made first to the selection committee. Any subsequent appeals shall be made in accordance with local/state policy. Steps include the following:
Submit an appeal letter/ no later than 15 working days after the committee has notified the parents of the selection decision.
● The committee members will review their decision and will respond to the person making the appeal no later than 15 working days after receipt of the letter of appeal.
● The committee may request additional testing or data collection and may interview the student and/or parents.
Please print and fill out the below form as part of the appeal process.