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Identification of Gifted Learners

Students are identified in Weld Re-8 School District as gifted students following the ECEA regulations and guidance and can be identified in 13 different pathways.  The general identification begins with the universal screener in 2nd grade.  Students can begin the process in Kindergarten if there is enough data to support the identification.

 

All students in the 2nd and 6th grade are given a cognitive assessment called the CogAT to help determine giftedness.

 

Step 1

  • Referrals can be received from teachers, parents, school administration, psychologists, counselors, coaches, or students.
    • Referrals from teachers/staff should include formative assessment data to support the referral.
    • Referrals from parents should include a nomination form and may also include the Home Observation Scale (SIGS), which can be received from the school liaison. If you feel that your child is gifted, please fill out this form.  
 

Gifted Nomination Form ENG.docx 

Gifted Nomination Form Re-8 SPAN.pdf 

 

  • Referrals are also received through the universal screening data point (CogAT)
  • Referrals work on a timeline within thirty days to make a determination of further testing.

 

Step 2

  • Referrals are to be given to the school GT Liaison, and the collection of a body of evidence is initiated.

 

Step 3

  • GT Leader takes the referral to the committee at either the school or the district level when the body of evidence is complete.

 

Body of Evidence Includes:

 

Quantitative Assessments provide numerical scores or ratings that can be analyzed or quantified.

    • Norm-referenced test (e.g., cognitive and achievement)
    • Criterion-referenced test (e.g., state assessment and curriculum-based measures)
    • A normed observation scale (e.g., SIGS-Scales for Identifying Gifted Students or GRE-Gifted Rating Scales)

Qualitative Assessments

Qualitative assessment provides interpretive and descriptive information about certain attributes, characteristics, behaviors or performances.

    • Rubric
    • Performance
    • Observation
    • Checklist
    • Interview



Procedures for Disagreement

The following information describes the procedure in Fort Lupton School District for dispute resolution in disputes regarding gifted identification:

  1. Contact the gifted Liaison at your child's school.
  2. If a decision cannot be made at the school level, the Gifted coordinator will contact the district identification team.
  3. The district identification team will make the final decision.

 

Portability

Portability means that a student's identification in one or more areas of giftedness transfers to any district in Colorado. Gifted programming will continue with the receiving district programming options.

 

Local identification: If the students do not have the qualities through state identification rules and guidance, that identification may not be portable.