Calloway County School District Gifted and Talented Program
Criteria for the Identification of Gifted and Talented Students
A student may be formally identified as gifted and/or talented in grades 4-12 in one or more of the areas listed below. Identification requires three pieces of evidence from one of the categories including a committee recommendation. A student may qualify in more than one category provided there are three pieces of evidence and a committee recommendation for each category. Academic areas must include a qualifying test score or a documented special consideration.
General Intellectual
- Composite scores of 96th percentile or above on full scale comprehensive tests of intellectual ability
- Teacher/Parent/Other recommendations
- Checklist of inventories of behavior specific to general intellect
- Anecdotal records/Continuous progress data
- Committee recommendation for General Intellect
Specific Academic Aptitude in Language Arts, Math, Science or Social Studies
- Consistent NWEA MAP scores of 96% or above in Language Arts, Math, or Science
- Consistent norm-referenced test scores of 96% or above in Science or Social Studies
- Teacher/Parent/Other recommendations
- Anecdotal records/Continuous progress data in academic area
- Checklist of inventories of behavior specific to academic area
- Committee recommendation for Specific Academic Area
Leadership
- Leadership roles/positions in classroom, school, team or community
- Teacher/Parent/Other recommendations
- Anecdotal records
- Checklist of behaviors specific to leadership
- Peer leadership survey
- Committee recommendation for Leadership identification
Creative or Divergent Thinking
- Portfolio of creative work
- Checklist inventories of behaviors specific to creative/divergent thinking
- Teacher/Parent/Other recommendations
- Anecdotal records
- Committee recommendation for Creative/Divergent Thinking
Visual or Performing Arts – Dance, Drama, Music, Art
- Visual/Performing Arts self-assessment
- Portfolio of student work
- Teacher/Parent/Other recommendations
- Checklist inventories of behaviors specific to visual and performing arts
- Competitions/Honors/Awards/Performances
- Anecdotal records
- Committee recommendation for Visual or Performing Arts