Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for gifted education services in Screven County, a student must meet the criteria using either the psychometric approach or the multiple criteria approach as stated in Rule 160-4-2-.38. Once eligibility has been determined, notification will be sent home. If students are eligible for gifted services, parental consent must be given on the notification prior to gifted services beginning. 

Psychometric Approach

Students qualify by scoring in the 99th percentile (for grades K-2) or the 96th percentile or higher (for grades 3-12) on the composite or full scale score of a standardized test of mental ability and earn a minimum score of the 90th percentile on the total battery, total reading, or total math of a standardized achievement test. 

Multiple-Criteria Approach

Students qualify by meeting the criteria in THREE of the following four areas:

Ability- A minimum score of the 96th percentile on the composite/full-scale score or the appropriate score on a norm-referenced test of mental ability.

Achievement- A minimum score of the 90th percentile on the total battery, total reading, or total math of a norm-referenced achievement test.   

Creativity- A minimum score of the 90th percentile on the total battery score of a norm-referenced test of creative thinking. 

Motivation- A minimum score of the 90th percentile on a standardized motivational characteristics rating scale.  Students in grades 6-12 may utilize their GPA .  Students must have a two-year average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale where 4.0=A and a 3.0=B, or a numeric grade point average (NGA) of 90 percent on a 100 point scale where 100=A and an 89=B.