Nominations & Identification
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AIG Standard I: Student Identification
The LEA's student identification procedures for AIG are clear, equitable, and comprehensive and lead towards appropriate educational services.
Students can be nominated for the AIG program at any time at any level by parents, friends, staff, or the student themselves.
The NHCS nomination process is uniform across the county. The same data collection tools and Match Team selection processes are used in all schools. If you are interested in nominating your student, please download the Nomination Form below and return it to Sarah Stepanski. Families may simply hand it in to the main office and Ms. Gutierrez will make sure it gets to me. Or you may email it to sarah.stepanski@nhcs.net.
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. Stepanski. Once nominated for services, data will be collected from the parents, teachers, and student. Once the data is collected, the Ogden 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. Students must meet at least 2 of the 3 criteria listed below in order to qualify for gifted services:
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 - Indicators of a student's potential to perform at substantially high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, and/or environment. (ex: work samples, observable behaviors, etc.)
Once a determination regarding the level and delivery of services has been made, the Match team will notify parents.
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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