AIG & TD Parent

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Reedy Creek Elementary School

Bre Savage, AIG Teacher

WHO?

Bre Savage

AIG Teacher/SSA Contact

Bsavage@wcpss.net

919-380-3660

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Nomination &

Identification Process

DEPs

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Instruction

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Service Delivery

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DATA: Our Why

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According to 2021-2022 district data, 23,401 students are currently identified as gifted:

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4,664 elementary students

7,931 middle school students

10,806 high school students

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Data Search

Evaluation

Nomination

SBCGE Meets

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SBCGE Meets

How Does AIG Identification Work?

A student can be nominated at any time during the year.

School Based Committee for Gifted Education meets to review and discuss data for nominated students. Makes the decision whether there is enough data to refer for the AIG program or not.

Referred students will be tested and/or reviewed for portfolio identification.

AIG Teacher gathers data to support AIG identification for each student nominated.

School Based Committee for Gifted Education meets to discuss final data for referred students. The team makes the decision whether there is enough data to identify the student or place the student in Talent Development until there is enough data for identification.

2nd Grade Screening

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• All second grade students will be screened with the CogAT this school year
• CogAT is a group administered standardized testing of cognitive abilities.
• Based on the results of the CogAT, some students may be asked to take the Iowa Test of Achievement
• These tests help screen for potential gifted identification
• CogAT Testing
• Iowa Testing

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Grades 4-8 Identification

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• Students in grades 4-8 may be nominated for gifted programming at any point in the year
• When a student is nominated, data will be collected by the SBCGE to determine if a referral/testing is appropriate
• A student may be evaluated using the CogAT and Iowa during the Fall and Spring testing windows

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Grades 4-8 Identification

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• Students may also be identified through the portfolio process which utilizes multiple data points for identification

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• Individually administered tests and other alternative measures (i.e., nonverbal assessments) may be given if appropriate

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Gifted Identification Opportunities

WCPSS believes that students should be given multiple opportunities to demonstrate their gifts and talents. Each student is unique and, therefore, the assessment process should be dynamic to accurately evaluate giftedness.

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To achieve this dynamic assessment process, students may be identified through the following opportunities:

• Test scores (ability and achievement measures)
• School-wide universal screening measures in reading and math
• Classroom work samples
• Teacher input/observations
• Parent/Guardian input and observations
• Gifted rating scales
• ACCESS data for multilingual students
• Data from IEPs, psychoeducational evaluations, and progress monitoring

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Identification Opportunities:

Test Score Criteria

Intellectually Gifted (IG)

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95th percentile on an ability measure

• Verbal score or VN for IG Reading
• Quantitative, Nonverbal or QN score for IG Math

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Academically Gifted (AG)

• 95th percentile on an achievement measure (IOWA or EOG) for either reading and/or math
• Portfolio identification

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Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG)

• Meets criteria for both AG and IG in either reading and/or math
• Ability and Achievement score at or above 95th percentile

Portfolio

Portfolio

All available data is collected to determine if a student is Academically Gifted by scoring 17 points or more in reading and/or math

Nomination

Referred Students

Talent Development

No student can be nominated for Talent Development. They must have enough data to be referred for an evaluation for AIG identification.

Talent Development students are defined as being high performing students that show potential for AIG identification. However, they do not qualify for the AIG program yet. Student data is reviewed during the year for potential gifted identification.

So what happens if a student doesn’t qualify through assessments or the portfolio?

AIG Service Delivery

• Students identified as AIG, AG, IG, and TD receive differentiated services at all Wake County Public Schools.
• Each school develops their AIG Plan outlining service delivery.
• Schools choose from a variety of service options.

2nd Grade

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• Collaboration with Classroom Teachers

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• The AIG teacher will provide a series of lessons/practice for the CogAt
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• Critical Thinking, CogAT Test Practice in both:
• Mathematics
• English/Language Arts

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• CogAt and IOWA testing administered.
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• Identification Process

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• Service Begins at the beginning of 3rd gr

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3rd-4th-5th AIG, AG, IG and TD Services

How often will they be served?

• Differentiated Instructional Units

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• In-Class Flexible Grouping

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• Cluster Grouping

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• Pull Out Services

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What is a DEP?

Differentiated Education Plan

The DEP or Differentiated Education Plan outlines how differentiated educational services are extended and enrich the North Carolina State Standards. Students are offered instructional and curriculum modifications that promote student engagement through challenging cognitive tasks designed to integrate and develop critical and creative thinking skills in the student’s identified area(s) of giftedness.

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Instruction

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Strong Connection to Core Classes

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• Simulated Project Based Learning Activities

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• Various opportunities/experiences to take on the role of researcher, detective, project manager.

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• Depth and complexity of the classroom curriculum

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• Critical thinking discussions

THANKS!

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Do you have any questions?

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bsavage@wcpss.net

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• WCPSS website
• AIG Program Brochure
• AIG Program Plan 2022-2025

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