Identification
Grades 7-8
Among the schools in the Kittatinny Regional Consortium, identification procedures have been developed and implemented based upon local school population as per New Jersey educational code. Consideration of candidates for participation in gifted education services is based on a variety of measures. Students’ final eligibility determination will be made by a committee comprising of administrators and teachers after a thorough review of the available data. Students that move into the district may be reviewed any time of the year. Upon selection for inclusion, students and parents will be notified.
The New Jersey state definition of giftedness states, “According to N.J.A.C. 6A.8, ‘gifted and talented students’ means 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 school district and who require modification of their educational program if they are to achieve in accordance with their capabilities.” As students transition into Kittatinny Regional High School, the chronological peer group shifts and may result in changes in students’ eligibility status for gifted education services.
For incoming seventh graders, students and families are able to self-identify to participate in the screening process during May of the sixth grade year. Arrangements may be made individually with the Gifted Education Specialist for students entering grade 8.
Multiple criteria are used in the confidential identification process for consideration of eligibility:
Additional information about students is gained through the Parent Information Survey.
The New Jersey state definition of giftedness states, “According to N.J.A.C. 6A.8, ‘gifted and talented students’ means 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 school district and who require modification of their educational program if they are to achieve in accordance with their capabilities.” As students transition into Kittatinny Regional High School, the chronological peer group shifts and may result in changes in students’ eligibility status for gifted education services.
For incoming seventh graders, students and families are able to self-identify to participate in the screening process during May of the sixth grade year. Arrangements may be made individually with the Gifted Education Specialist for students entering grade 8.
Multiple criteria are used in the confidential identification process for consideration of eligibility:
- Learning and social characteristics evaluations from teachers
- Available cognitive abilities assessments
- Performance assessments in critical thinking, creative thinking and reasoning skills.
- Written answers to Student Response Questions
Additional information about students is gained through the Parent Information Survey.