Nominations:
Nominations
for AAS will be taken from teachers, parents and
other interested persons. Students may also be automatically
referred for the program by superior performance
on standardized measures. Nominations for the program
will be opened yearly, but students may be referred
at any time if the student’s needs warrant
such screening. A nominated student will then proceed
through the entire screening process.
Teacher and parent nomination forms will also be
used to solicit information and nominations for
students. Teachers and parents will be informed
of the opening of nominations in November of each
school year.
Screening: All
students will be screened using multiple measures,
both qualitative and quantitative, to determine
their aptitude, performance and productive thinking
abilities.
Selection:
A selection committee on each campus will be used
to make all placement, exit, transfer and ap-peals
decisions. The committee will consist of at least
three (3) campus educators who have received training
in the nature and needs of gifted students.
Appeals: Parents
who wish to appeal the selection committee’s
decision should write a letter requesting review
of the process. The student will be asked to present
additional data not previously evaluated to the
committee for review during an interview. The parents
will be notified of the committee’s decision.
Transfer
Students: Students
who transfer into Diboll ISD who have formerly been
identified as academically ad-vance will have an
assessment completed within six (6) weeks of their
enrollment. Students must have written records from
their previous school confirming the student’s
acceptance into their district’s gifted and
talented program.
Comparable
tests administered in other districts may be accepted
in place of Diboll ISD’s measures. However,
Diboll ISD reserves the right to administer all
its own tests.
Exit
Procedures: Parents
may withdraw students from the program at any time
by contacting the school principal and submitting
written notification. If a child has difficulty
in the program, the teacher, student, parent or
school administrator may request that a conference
be held to discuss the problems in an effort to
provide intervention strategies.
Furlough: Students
who wish to be withdrawn for a temporary period
of one year may request “furlough status.”
They or their parents should present to the campus
selection committee their reasons for wishing to
be furloughed and their educational plans for the
intervening period.
The
campus selection committee will then make arrangements
through the school counselor to monitor that student’s
progress in the regular program and make him/her
aware of activities appropriate to his/her needs.
Students
who do not reenter the program at the end of the
furlough period may reenter at a later date through
the standard identification process.
Reassessment: Identified
students may be reassessed as needed. This reassessment
is based on their performance in the program. |
