Standard I : Student Identification -- Synopsis
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In order to be identified in the AIG program this fall, NOMINATIONS must be received by October 3, 2025 (4-5) and October 31, 2025 (3rd grade).
Students nominated after that date will have data collected by their current teacher. The data will include classroom observations, advanced work samples and performance data including county and state test scores. This documentation will be placed in a nomination folder. In the spring, the Match Team will meet to evaluate the data.
**NOTE** The deadline for 3rd-5th grade students to be nominated in the SPRING of the 2025-2026 school year is January 30, 2026. The Match Team will meet in February-March 2026 to evaluate the data. Nominations received after the deadline will carry over into the following year.
AIG NOMINATION AND IDENTIFICATION TIMELINE
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Standard One: Student Identification
The LEA's student identification procedures for AIG are clear, equitable, and comprehensive and lead towards appropriate educational services.
Identification: Formal identification for gifted services typically begins in 3rd grade.
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 can nominate themselves. If you would like to nominate a child for gifted services, please contact Mrs. Daniels.
Once nominated for services, data will be collected from the parents, teachers, and student. Once the data is collected, the Bradley Creek Match team will meet to determine if gifted services are appropriate or if additional data is needed.
The Match Team is composed of the Gifted Education Specialist, administrators, and teachers. The team uses multiple criteria to evaluate gifted potential. Student information will be looked at and the Match Team will use the following pathways to assist with identification:
1.Identification Process: Match Teams at each school will make the decisions for gifted identification based on multiple data points and submitted artifacts. Students can be identified as intellectually gifted (IG), academically gifted (reading and/or math), or both academically and intellectually gifted (AIG). To be identified as AIG, students must meet a pathway for both IG and AG as seen below.
The pathways guide the match team process, but are not a guarantee of identification. Match teams should also take into consideration data from the top 15% of a grade level to screen for potentially gifted students who do not yet meet the pathways below.
Aptitude Pathway for Identification in IG
Composite score 90th percentile or above on a nationally normed aptitude test
Nonverbal aptitude score at or above 95 percentile
Achievement Pathways for Identification in AG (Math or Reading)
Subtest score 90th percentile or above on a nationally normed achievement test in math/reading
EOG/EOC achievement score at or above 95 percentile in math/reading
Top 10% of grade level peers within the school site
Pathway for Identification in AIG
Students whose match team identify them for both intellectual and academic giftedness pathways
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.