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Newport News Public Schools
General Intellectual Aptitude (Grades 2-12)
Administered/ Provided to the
Measure Scored by
Completed by committee by
Family Evaluation Parent or legal guardian School division School division Gifted
Rating Scale of gifted Gifted Services Education Supervisor or
behaviors Department Gifted Testing Coordinator
Teacher Evaluation Classroom teacher(s) School division School division Gifted
Rating Scale of gifted Gifted Services Education Supervisor or
behaviors Department Gifted Testing Coordinator
Grades Classroom teacher(s) School division School division Gifted
Gifted Services Education Supervisor or
Department Gifted Testing Coordinator
Ability Tests NNAT, OLSAT, K-BIT, Pearson Company, School division Gifted
CoGAT administered by Harcourt, Houghton Education Supervisor or
Gifted Services Mifflin Harcourt, or Gifted Testing Coordinator
Department by School division
Gifted Services
Department
Documentation of Classroom teacher(s) School division School division Gifted
previous achievements, and/or Gifted Services Gifted Services Education Supervisor or
performance tasks, staff Department Gifted Testing Coordinator
formative and
summative assessments,
and academic progress
Timeline: General Intellectual Aptitude
● The division-level eligibility committee convenes monthly to thoroughly review eligibility files
and make informed decisions regarding eligibility and placement based on available information.
Student strengths, reflected in aptitude test scores, grades, teacher and family rating scales, and
other performance indicators, are noted on the eligibility profile.
● Emphasizing a holistic approach, no single score or criterion is employed in isolation to
determine a child's eligibility, and the committee is open to requesting additional information or
deferring the decision pending more data.
● The identification and placement committee strives to reach a decision within 90 instructional
days from the receipt of the referral. Parents/guardians are promptly informed in writing of the
committee's decision, with an opportunity for appeals available for all decisions.
● In cases where a student's performance suggests a need for acceleration, be it in grade or content,
in addition to gifted services, the acceleration decision is delegated to the school/district level.
This decision is collaboratively made by the administrator in conjunction with the School
Leadership Department with input as needed from the Gifted Services Department.
Local Plan for the Education of the Gifted
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