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 #1: Student must qualify in 3 of the 4 categories	PROCEDURE #2 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.	99% composite score on a standardized mental ability test.
Achievement	At or above 90% on Total Reading, Total Math, or Total Battery of a standardized test.	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

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