

How can we identify students in grades K-2?ĭistrict boards of education are required to identify students in grades K-12. We don’t administer standardized tests until grade three. If a district uses appropriate and multiple measures to identify students, it is likely that students will be identified as having multiple strengths and services should be provided to address the identified strengths.ħ.

Can a student be gifted in more than one content area? Local school districts are not obligated to identify students attending nonpublic schools.Ħ. Additionally, local school districts are not obligated to identify students prior to their enrollment in the public school (e.g., three-year olds, students enrolled in community early childhood programs or private kindergartens). There is a misconception that schools are not required to identify students prior to grade three or that students who are new to a district must complete a state-mandated waiting period before they can be evaluated. Therefore, the identification process and appropriate educational challenges must begin in kindergarten or upon entrance to the school or district. N.J.A.C. 6A:8-3.1(a)5 ii requires district boards of education to provide appropriate K-12 educational services for gifted and talented students. When should districts identify students for giftedness? The regulations require that identification and services be made available to students in grades K-12.ĥ. Local school districts should ensure that the identification methodology is developmentally appropriate, nondiscriminatory, and related to the programs and services offered (e.g., using math achievement to identify students for a math program).Īll public school districts must have a board-approved gifted and talented identification process and provide services for identified students enrolled in the grades of that school district. What does the state mean by “multiple measures?”ĭistrict boards of education must make provisions for an ongoing K-12 identification process for gifted and talented students that includes multiple measures, including but not limited to, achievement test scores grades student performance or products intelligence testing parent, student, and/or teacher recommendation and other appropriate measures. Local school districts must use multiple measures to identify students.ģ. New Jersey does not have state-level criteria such as mandated tests or assessments, grade point averages, or IQ scores. The regulations require that students be compared to their chronological peers in the local school district. The regulations ( N.J.A.C. 6A:8-3.1) define gifted and talented students as: Those students who possess or demonstrate high levels of ability, in one or more content areas, when compared to their chronological peers in the local district and who require modification of their educational program if they are to achieve in accordance with their capabilities.
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How does New Jersey Administrative Code define a gifted and talented student? Agosto, Pannulo, Noguiera, LinFante- SHULL 5th Gradeġ.Leonilde Diaz- 4th Grade G and T - Dual Language School Emma Redondo - Dual Language Program G and T 3rd Grade.EIRC - Gifted and Talented Resources and Competitions.Ten Suggestions for Parents of Gifted Children.

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