Identification Criteria
NJ Definition of a Gifted and Talented Student
New Jersey Administrative Code 6A:8-3.1 defines students who are gifted and talented as 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 district and who require modification of their educational program if they are to achieve in accordance with their capabilities.
Criteria used in consideration for eligibility into the Pull-Out Gifted and Talented Program in grades 3-6, includes multiple measures. The G&T Program is provided for those students who have been designated, via a tiered selection process, as globally gifted in grades three through six. The measures include: standardized assessments, benchmark assessments, Naglieri Nonverbal Ability test (given to all second grade students and new students to the district).
Timelines: Students are evaluated annually to determine if they meet the identification criteria. Additionally, students new to the district are reviewed at off-cycle periods as needed. Evaluation of equity and representation are conducted along with correlation studies which evaluate the identification criteria for fairness.
New Jersey Administrative Code 6A:8-3.1 defines students who are gifted and talented as 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 district and who require modification of their educational program if they are to achieve in accordance with their capabilities.
Criteria used in consideration for eligibility into the Pull-Out Gifted and Talented Program in grades 3-6, includes multiple measures. The G&T Program is provided for those students who have been designated, via a tiered selection process, as globally gifted in grades three through six. The measures include: standardized assessments, benchmark assessments, Naglieri Nonverbal Ability test (given to all second grade students and new students to the district).
Timelines: Students are evaluated annually to determine if they meet the identification criteria. Additionally, students new to the district are reviewed at off-cycle periods as needed. Evaluation of equity and representation are conducted along with correlation studies which evaluate the identification criteria for fairness.
