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Get Creative

Look at the Droodle.
What is it?
List the possibilities.

Create your own!

(It’s the small square drawing on your desk.)

(There are no wrong answers.)

(As many as you can think of!)

(No artistic ability required.)

Maternity Ironing Board

Stork Wearing Argyle Socks

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Gifted Identification in Ohio

Identification Criteria

Green Local Schools follows the identification eligibility criteria as specified in the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Administrative Code. (Ohio Revised Code Section 3324.03)

The district identifies students in grades 2 through 12, as gifted. Accordingly a child can be identified as exhibiting A) superior cognitive ability; B) specific academic [reading, math, science and/or social studies; C) creative thinking; and/or D) visual/performing arts ability.

The district uses only those instruments approved by the Ohio Department of Education for screening, assessment, and identification of children who are gifted.

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District Assessment Information

Identification Areas	Grade Levels	Assessment/Screening Instruments	Service Models
Specific Academic with a score at or above the 95th percentile. ( In Math and/or Reading)	Grades 2-8	MAP (Measures of Academic Progress). Administered 3 times per year.	- Cluster grouping - Grades 2-3 pullout enrichment
Superior Cognitive ( with a composite score of 128 or above) and/or Creative Thinking Ability ( with a score of 112 or above and an approved Scales score)	Grades 2 and 5	InView Online (Terra Nova) Administered once per year	- Cluster grouping - Grades 2-3 pullout enrichment
Visual and Performing (In art, music, dance, or drama)	Grades 6-12	Gates2, Renzulli Scales, and ODE Rubrics Administered as needed once per year.	- Cluster grouping - Advanced Placement courses and programs with a specialized instructor)
Specific Academic Ability ( In Math, Reading, and/or Science)	Grades 9-12	ACT (American College Testing)	- Honors Courses - Advanced Placement Courses (AP) - College Credit Plus Courses (CCP) - Cluster grouping

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Grades K - 5 Cluster Grouping	Grades 6 - 8 Honors Courses	Grades 9 - 12 Advanced Placement College Credit Plus Dual Enrollment Honors Courses
Students are clustered together by need/ability and placed in a mixed ability classroom. The teacher meets the needs of these students using differentiation strategies, social emotional supports, and curriculum compacting when appropriate. Teachers also receive ongoing training, coaching, and support from a Gifted Intervention Specialist and from the Advanced Program Coordinator.	Honors courses are designed to accelerate and/or extend the grade level standards to afford eligible students the opportunity to learn at an appropriate instructional pace and depth. Math Acceleration and subject compacting. English Language Arts Accelerated pacing and extension of curriculum.	Students may participate in any of the above courses in which they show a need/interest and for which they have met the prerequisites listed in the course guide.

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Written Education Plan

Students in grades 2-12 who have been identified as gifted receive a Written Education Plan (WEP) each year that highlights services provided.

Teachers will report progress quarterly via the report card or individual family contact as needed.

Grades 2 and 3 will receive WEP’s during conference nights.

Grades 4-12 will receive WEP’s electronically at the end of the first quarter.

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Grades 2 & 3

Growth Mindset
Social-Emotional
Critical & Creative Thinking
Problem- Based Learning

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Come together from one homeroom* (3 - 8 students)
Identified area does not determine content**
30 minutes once a week
Missing one day of PAWS

**Grouping & activities are flexible

Grade 2

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Pulled from multiple homerooms (5 - 17 students)
Reading-identified students come once per week
Math-identified students come twice per week
Class activities are tailored to Math or Reading along with Critical & Creative Thinking

Grade 3

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Support for In-Class Differentiation

Vocabulary activities (CKLA-aligned)
Independent Exploration/Research
Concept Quests (part of the math curriculum)
Extensions for deeper dive into content

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Gifted Resources

Advanced Learning - Green Local Schools

Many parent and student resources are available on the Advanced Learning Website.

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Questions? Reach out to either of us at any time.
Tammy DeDominicis Advanced Academic Program Coordinator	dedominicis tammy@greenlocalschools.org
Sheila Saeger Gifted Intervention Specialist at GPS	saeger sheila@greenlocalschools.org

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