Gifted Education
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| left to right: Ms. Fenza, Ms. Hubbart, Mr.
Renz, Ms. Marcano and Ms. Held |
The
Gifted Education Program is a state-mandated program for gifted students. Modifications as needed are made within the regular
classrooms to challenge students in the areas of their academic strengths.
In addition, enrichment activities are offered outside the regular
classroom that encourage critical and creative thinking, and provide
opportunities to expanded skills of research and analysis. At the
middle and high schools, enriched levels of subjects and accelerated
courses are also offered.
Students may be referred for Gifted Education by parents, classroom teachers,
or other school personnel through the guidance office. Guidance counselors
screen referred students using a standardized assessment that correlates
with intelligence quotients.
Parents of students scoring a qualifying score are given Permission
to Evaluate and parent input forms. Upon receiving a signed
Permission to Evaluate,
a school psychologist administers
an individual IQ test and achievement tests, and the classroom
teacher(s) completes an observational checklist.
A multidisciplinary team to determine
giftedness reviews the total results along with the parent
input form. If the criteria for giftedness are met,
parents are invited to a Gifted
Individualized Education Program meeting and programming
to meet that student’s individual needs is established.
Students who have been identified as gifted by another school
district in Pennsylvania qualify for the program in the Avon
Grove School District. Children moving
into the Avon Grove
School District from outside the state are evaluated according
to the district’s criteria.
Referrals can be made at any time during the school year, but
only one referral per child per calendar year is permitted.
Any questions about the screening
and identification
process should be directed to Dr. Margaret O’Grady,
Supervisor of Pupil
Personnel Services, 484-667-4441 or e-mail mogrady@avongrove.org.
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