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Newport News Public Schools
● To ensure inclusivity in the screening pool, all second graders undergo a universal screener
aptitude test in the fall (NNAT). Students scoring in the high average range (69% or above) on
the aptitude test receive an evaluation for possible placement in the Gifted Services Program.
This evaluation includes an aptitude test, family evaluation, and teacher evaluation of gifted
characteristics, traits, and behaviors. VALLS data may also be provided if available.
● In grades 3-12, highly capable students in, but not limited to, a gifted cluster classroom may be
considered for a TAG Talent Pool program. Students who demonstrate gifted characteristics,
higher-level thinking and problem-solving skills may be referred for evaluation to assess
eligibility for the gifted program. If a student is deemed eligible, they are offered placement in a
gifted cluster program.
● Notification of a student's eligibility decision is communicated by the Gifted Services
Department to administrators and/or school counselors. Subsequently, school administrators are
responsible for informing teachers and other relevant personnel within the school. Prior to
placement in the Gifted Services program, family/parental written permission is obtained, and
gifted eligibility decisions are subject to appeal. (For ELL students, notifications are available in
multiple languages.)
D. Placement Procedures (8VAC20-40-60A.3)
This section provides procedures for the placement of gifted students in each area of
giftedness identified and served by the division. These procedures include information about
the identification and placement committee.
1. Identification/Placement Committee (8VAC 20-40-40D)
a. This section includes the number of persons comprising the Identification/Placement
Committee by category.
General Intellectual Aptitude
Classroom Teacher(s) (1)
Gifted Education Resource Teacher(s) (1-2)
Counselor(s)
School Psychologist(s)
Assessment Specialist(s) (1)
Principal(s) or Designee(s)
Gifted Education Coordinator (1)
Other(s) (1) Specify: Other school personnel with specific expertise:
(Special Education Department staff, School Counseling Department staff,
ELL staff as needed)
2. Eligibility (8VAC20-40-60A.3)
This section includes a chart detailing all criteria that could be considered in the
identification process for a specific area of giftedness identified by the division. A
description of the eligibility process used by the committee to make decisions regarding
eligibility for services shall follow the chart. It includes a timeline for making eligibility
decisions within 90 instructional days of the school division’s receipt of the parent’s(s’)
or legal guardian’s(s’) consent for assessment.
Local Plan for the Education of the Gifted
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