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Newport News Public Schools
be repeated for each area of giftedness identified by the division. Please copy and paste
the section below to support all identified areas of giftedness. NOTE: Selection of either
item 5a or 5b or both counts as a single category.
General Intellectual Aptitude
1. Assessment of appropriate student products, performance, or portfolio
2. Record of observation of in-class behavior
3. Appropriate rating scales, checklists, or questionnaires
4. Individual interview
5a. Individual or group-administered, nationally norm-referenced aptitude test(s)
(must be included for GIA)
and/or
5b. Individual or group-administered, nationally norm-referenced achievement test(s)
6. Record of previous achievements (awards, honors, grades, etc.)
7. Additional valid and reliable measures or procedures
Specify:
2. Additional identification information for General Intellectual Aptitude
No singular score or criterion is exclusively used to determine a child's eligibility for inclusion or
exclusion from the Gifted Services Program. The committee overseeing eligibility may request
supplementary information if necessary or choose to defer the decision until additional data is
available. Moreover, the committee may consider scores from other norm-referenced abilities if
such information is accessible. If the student's performance suggests a need for acceleration,
whether in grade or content, a decision is made at the school/school district level, with input as
needed from the Gifted Services Department.
● As part of the Equity Initiative, Gifted Services staff will review 3 year trends of referral and
identification for gifted services at all schools. For schools with historically low referrals and
identification of students, members of the Gifted Services team will collaborate with school staff
to model lessons designed to promote higher-level thinking, discuss culturally and linguistically
diverse student characteristics, and encourage the referral process. The Gifted Services staff will
also collaborate with the Student Support Services and Special Education Department for
potential twice-exceptional students and the ELL Department on data for students who are
exiting ELL services as students for referral.
● Explorers Talent Development Program (K-1): Throughout the year, Gifted Resource Teachers
will provide kindergarten and first grade classrooms across the district with enrichment lessons
designed to demonstrate gifted characteristics and higher level thinking skills. Gifted Resource
Teachers will then collaborate with kindergarten and first grade teachers to identify students who
demonstrate gifted characteristics, higher level thinking and problem-solving skills. Observation
tools and referral forms are available and should be submitted to Gifted Services at the end of the
year. These students will create a pool of potential students for referral in first grade for gifted
assessment for the Expedition Program beginning in second grade. Expedition Program (2nd
grade) criteria includes, but are not limited to VALLS, aptitude test, pre and post formative and
summative assessments, family evaluation, teacher evaluation of gifted characteristics, traits, and
behaviors.
Local Plan for the Education of the Gifted
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