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IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, please call your
building principal or
Julie Pekkala, Gifted Coordinator
at (740) 289-4171 extension 64203
P.O. Box 578 Piketon, Ohio 45661
[email protected]
Appeal Procedure
If you would like to appeal the identification process please follow these steps:
* A letter or email to the gifted coordinator at the above address which
states your concerns.
* A meeting will be planned to discuss the parent’s concerns. This
meeting will include the gifted coordinator, instructor and building principal.
* A consensus will be met within 30
days. This consensus will be in written form and presented to the parents.
Transfer
Eastern Local School District will accept
outside testing data and, if necessary, will
assess any child who transfers into the district within 90 days of the transfer. The
parents may request this assessment
through Julie Pekkala at the Ross-Pike ESD
([email protected]).
Ohio Law__________________________________
Ohio Revised Code 3324.01.07 states that
students can qualify as superior cognitively
gifted by doing one of the following:
* score two standard deviations above the
mean minus the standard error of measurement on an approved standardized intelligence test.
* perform at or above the 95TH %ile on an
approved standardized achievement test.
Services
Eastern Local School District offers an equal
opportunity for all students to receive services after being identified as gifted and talented.
General
Eastern Local School District will provide at
least two opportunities a year for assessment or recommendation of assessment by
students, teachers or parents. Eastern Local School District accepts all assessment
instruments that have been approved by
the Ohio Department of Education. We will
accept qualifying scores from other school
districts.
PARENT INFORMATION
for Pike County’s
Gifted Programs
LEAD, Creatopia,
Heart for Art, Masters of Music
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Ohio Law
Assessment/Identification
Acceleration Policy
Services Available
Once a student is identified as gifted,
they will always be identified as a gifted
student and will be eligible for services.
Withdrawal
PARENTS OF IDENTIFIED STUDENTS
MAY CHOOSE TO WITHDRAW FROM
SERVICES AT ANY TIME. PLEASE SEND A
WRITTEN REQUEST TO JULIE PEKKALA
AT THE ROSS-PIKE ESD.
Eastern
Local School District
What does “gifted” mean?
A student identified as gifted shows an ability to perform at a more advanced level
when compared to other students of
his/her age, surroundings, and familiarity.
How are students identifed?
Our district has a three step method to
identify students who exhibit potential for
performing at higher levels in the areas of
superior cognitive ability, specific academic ability, creative thinking ability
and visual and performing arts. This
method is used throughout the school year
at any time a referral is received from a
teacher or parent.
Stage 1:Pre-Assessment
All students enrolled in Eastern Local
Schools are involved in this stage of identification. The following items are collected
in this process:
* Teacher Referrals
* Parent Referrals
* Portfolios/Exhibits
* Test Data
* Grades
* Progress Reports
Stage 1 Pre-Assessment promises equal
access to the screening process for:
* culturally or linguistically diverse students
* students from low socio-economical backgrounds
* students for whom English is a second language
* students with disabilities
Stage 2: Screening
The following assessments are given during
the screening stage of identification.
Creative Thinking Ability
Screening = 108
CogAT ID = 112/113 NNAT ID = 110
Superior Cognitive
InView – a Measure of Cognitive Abilities
Screening Criteria: 120
Identification: 128
Visual and Performing Arts Grades K-12
Display of work in Art or Music
Based on ODE Scoring Rubric:
Visual Art: 21 Perf Arts: 18
Parents will be notified of results by mail
within 30 days of assessment.
Specific Academic
Math*Science*Reading*Social Studies
TerraNova, 2nd Ed. CAT
Screening Criteria: 90th %ile
Identification 95th %ile
Creative Thinking Ability
Scales for Rating Behavior Characteristics of
Superior Students (SRBCSS) Creativity
Screening: 48 ID: 51
Visual and Performing Arts
Scales for Rating Behavior Characteristics of
Superior Students (SRBCSS) Artistic/Musical
Visual Art Part V Screening: 59 ID: 61
Perf Art Music Part VI Screening: 37 ID: 39
Notification by mail within 30 days
Stage 3: Assessment
For students who score at the Screening
cutoff, but not at the Identification level,
additional assessments will be offered.
Superior Cognitive
Cognitive Abilities Test 6th ed. Total or NV
ID = 128 K-2 (127 NV)
ID = 129 gr. 3-12 (128 NV)
Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (indiv)
Identification: 125 (K-6) 126 (7-12)
Specific Academic
Math*Science*Reading*Social Studies
Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT8)
Identification: 95th%ile
Written Education Plan:
Each student serviced has a written plan stating
his/her educational goals for the year, which is
reviewed in the fall with input from parents and
teachers. The WEP contains a description of
services, annual goals, progress monitoring, and
homework waiver. Student goals may be academic, social/ emotional, creative thinking and
careers.
Gifted Service Options:
* LEAD Pull-out Program - Serves all identified
superior cognitively gifted learners in grades 3-8…
once each week with a Gifted Intervention Specialist.
The teacher meets with the students in a resource
room for an entire school day. Curriculum is differentiated and accelerated in area of ID as students
focus on topics of interest and independent study.
* Creatopia - All 2nd grade students identified in
creative thinking are serviced at their local schools
by a GIS extending the curriculum to include creativity enhancement.
* Acceleration Grade/Subject -Students are able to
move through age-graded classes in less time than
their age peers. Contact the Superintendent’s office
for a copy of the Acceleration policy, describing:
(1) the process to be used for evaluating students for
possible accelerated placement,
(2) the methods for identifying students who may be
granted early admission to kindergarten,
(3) procedure for identifying students to be accelerated in one or more individual subject areas,
(4) steps toward promotion to a higher grade level
than their same-age peers, and
(5) courses of action to be granted early graduation
from high school.