What does it mean to be Academically and/or Intellectually Gifted (AIG)?
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AIG Nominations
Wake County Public Schools acknowledges that some students have testing anxiety and do not perform well on standardized tests. We offer an AIG Identification Portfolio route for these students. All AIG candidates will need to score at least 17 points or above to be Academically Gifted Identified. The AIG team will use the AIG Identification Portfolio for gifted identification.
Click on the button (below) to submit your nomination.
AIG Identification and Services
AIG services requires AIG identification. Direct instruction from the AIG teacher is provided for students who have been identified as gifted in English Language Arts and/or Mathematics. These meetings occur once a week for 45 minutes.
Some students may need more time to develop their academic giftedness and may not have been AIG identified yet. These students are still eligible for AIG testing, if they demonstrate level 4 and higher academic performance than their same aged peers. These students can be nominated by their parents or their classroom teacher. The 3rd, 4th and 5th grade AIG Nomination Window is always open but does not gurantee testing.
Fall/Spring AIG nomination windows and testing dates are deadlines set to allow us to schedule a School Based Committee for Gifted Education (SBCGE) meeting. At this meeting all nominations are discussed and the decision about whether testing is appropriate is made by the committee for each nominee. After the meeting, all testing materials are ordered and prepared individually for each student that will be tested. A testing schedule is then set up and parents are notified. All testing is administered by the AIG teachers.
After identification, your child will receive their DEP!
DEP stands for Differentiated Education Plan and is the official document that shows your child’s gifted services at the elementary level. Each side is separated by subject. You will only see the subjects your child has qualified for. There are Xs to indicate what we provide at Parkside Elementary.
Differentiated Curriculum and Instructional Practices (Above, Left Side)
Cluster Grouping: AIG students are put in classes with other AIG students to make it easier for teachers to differentiate instruction.
In Class Flexible Grouping: Refers to small group instruction to meet academic needs. For example reading and math groups are utilized to meet students’ needs.
Differentiated Instructional Units/and or Centers: Students receive work that meets their academic needs. Teachers may refer to this as enrichment.
AIG Service Delivery (Above, Right Side)
Resource Pull out: Students receive 45 minutes of instruction per subject area with Ms. Gilmer.
Consultation/Collaboration: AIG teachers meet with grade level teachers to help with planning, data collection, and differentiation within the classroom.
Synchronous Instruction: Refers to students getting in person instruction.
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