Implementation of Georgia

Implementation of Georgia’s Gifted Eligibility Rule

Any test score used to establish eligibility shall be current within two years.
Outside test data may not be substituted for school generated data to determine eligibility.
Information shall be gathered in each of the four categories.
At least one of the criteria must be met by a score on a nationally normed test.
Only one of the criteria may be met by a score on a behavioral rating scale.

Data used to establish eligibility in one area may not be used to establish eligibility in another area

Category	Procedure One Student must qualify in 3 of the 4 categories	Procedure Two Student must qualify in both categories
Mental Ability	At or above 96% composite or appropriate component score by age on a standardized mental ability test.	K-2: 99% composite score on a standardized mental ability test. 3-12: At or above 96% composite score on standardized mental ability test.
Achievement	At or above 90% on Total Reading, Total Math, or Total Battery of a standardized achievement test.	K-12: At or above 90% on Total Reading, Total Math, or Total Battery of a standardized achievement test.
Creativity	Superior rating at or above 90% on a standardized creativity characteristics rating scale OR Superior rating at or above 90% composite score by age on a standardized test of creative thinking.	N/A
Motivation	Superior rating at or above 90% on a standardized motivation characteristics rating scale.	N/A