Criteria for Gifted and Talented Identification 

Formal gifted identification for students begins in the 4th grade. Listed below are the qualifiers for the different identifications. Academic areas must include a qualifying test score unless a child has a documented special consideration (e.g. disability, disorder, socio-economic issues, etc.), teacher recommendation, and gifted committee recommendation. Visual art identifications must have an audition/portfolio, recommendation, and committee recommendation. Students may qualify in more than one category providing they have the required evidence and a committee recommendation for each category. See KDE Gifted and Education Legislation https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/704/003/285/

General Intellectual

NNAT3 or CogAT 96%ile or above

Teacher recommendation/Checklist inventories of behaviors specific to General Intellectual

Anecdotal records (Teacher or parent)

Committee recommendation for General Intellectual

Specific Academic Aptitude: Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies

iReady two scores of 96% in school year

Iowa 96% or above

Teacher Recommendation/Checklist inventories of behavior specific to Language Arts

Committee recommendation 

Creativity

Williams CAP score of 121 or above

Creativity Self-Assessment 

Peer Creativity Survey

Teacher Creativity Survey

Portfolio

Creativity Parent Questionnaire

Committee recommendation for Creativity

Leadership

Leadership Self-Assessment

Peer Leadership Survey

Teacher Leadership Survey

Teacher recommendations/Checklist inventories of behaviors specific to  Leadership

Leadership Parent Questionnaire

Committee Recommendation for Leadership

Visual and Performing Arts

Art

V/PA Art Self-Assessment

Portfolio pieces (at least 3 samples of student work)

Recommendations from a private teacher

Awards/Honors received

Art Parent Questionnaire

Committee recommendation for Art

Drama

V/PA Drama Self-Assessment

Performance tapes (at least 3 samples of student work)

Productions in or outside of school

Awards/Honors received

Drama Parent Questionnaire

Committee recommendation for Drama 

Dance

V/PA Dance Self-Assessment

Performance tapes (at least 3 samples of student work)

Recommendations from a private teacher

Awards/Honors received

Dance Parent Questionnaire

Committee recommendation for Dance 

Music

V/PA Music Self-Assessment

Performance tapes (at least 3 samples of student work)

Awards/Honors received

Music Parent Questionnaire

Committee recommendation for Music

The Pulaski County School District Gifted and Talented Program works with V/PA teachers throughout the school district to identify children with potential for giftedness in visual and performing arts.