AIG Nomination Process
High school students who are not currently identified for the AIG program may be self-nominated or nominated by a peer, parent, teacher, counselor, or school administrator for the gifted program. Once nominated the student will have the opportunity to proceed with the nomination process and be considered for identification in the high school gifted program. To nominate a student for the high school gifted program, complete the AIG Nomination Form.
Nominations are accepted at any time. However, the nomination process is completed January through March of each year in order to take advantage of 1st semester grades and work samples.
Students and staff will receive nomination materials in January to complete and return to Reagan Mauk at reagan.mauk@nhcs.net. This nomination packet includes:
Home Checklist
Student Self Assessment Checklist
Student Work Samples (optional)
Teacher Classroom Data Form (student is not responsible for this; it is completed by the teacher)
In February/March, a Match Team composed of the AIG Specialist, a school counselor, teachers, and an administrator will meet to review the nomination materials as well as any available EOC or nationally standardized test scores . Students must have at least one (1) qualifying test score in order to be identified. A determination will then be made about the next step. The possible outcomes of this could meeting include:
Placement in the high school AIG program
Need for further testing
Placement on a "watch" list with the potential to be re-evaluated
Referral to an alternate support program (STAE, MTSS, etc.)
Does not receive placement in the AIG program
Any necessary testing will be completed in time for a determination to be made about placement within a few weeks of the initial match team meeting whenever possible. Students can be identified in Math, Reading, or as an Intellectually Gifted student. Students can be identified in more than one area but as long as they are identified in at least one area, they are included in the AIG program at their high school.
Once a student is identified, a High School Academic Blueprint will be created for the student to be reviewed by both the student and family before it is finalized. This blueprint will be maintained on a yearly basis throughout the student's high school career.