Arp Gifted & Talented Nomination Process

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Nominations

Arp I.S.D. will accept nominations for the Gifted and Talented Program (GOALS) for the K through 12th grades and for the talent pool for Kindergarten through 2nd grade.  Students may be nominated for the gifted and talented program by teachers, counselors, parents, or other interested persons.  Nominations, screening, and selection of students who perform or show potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment in the area defined in Education Code 29.121 shall be ongoing.  If you are interested in nominating a student, please contact the school.

Assessments

All sixth and ninth graders will be offered the SOI assessment during their first semester. The resulting scores may be used as data for the GOALS nomination process. Any other student nominated (6-12 grades), may also request to take the SOI for nomination purposes.

Reassessment

The District shall reassess students to determine appropriate program placement when a student moves from the lower primary level (Grades K-2) to the upper elementary level, when a student moves from the elementary level to the middle school/junior high level, and from the middle school/junior high school level to high shcool.

Characteristics of G/T Student

 

  1. Has vocabulary or knowledge about things in a specific area that is unusually advanced for age or grade.
  2. Has knowledge about things of which other children are unaware.
  3. Grasps concepts quickly, easily, without much repetition. Bored with routine tasks and may refuse to do rote homework.
  4. Recognizes relationships and comprehends meanings. May make jokes or puns at inappropriate times.
  5. Has unusual insight into values and relationships. May perceive injustices and assertively oppose them.
  6. Asks more provocative questions about the causes and reasons for things. May refuse to accept authority and be non-conforming.
  7. Evaluates facts, arguments, and persons critically. May be self-critical, impatient of self, and others, including the teacher.
  8. Enthusiastically generates ideas or solutions to problems and questions. May dominate others because of abilities.
  9. Has intense, often diverse self-directed interests. May be difficult to get involved in topics he/she is not interested in.
  10. Prefers to work independently. May be highly individualistic and seem stubborn.

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