Spartanburg District Five

District Five Gifted and Talented Academic Program Referral/Testing Timeline 

 

   District Five’s Gifted and Talented Academic program is designed to meet the needs of academically gifted and talented students in grades 3-12.  G/T classes emphasize the use of higher level critical and creative thinking skills.

   Based on intellectual abilities and achievement, students may be referred by teachers, parents or themselves for identification as a participant in the program.  Placement is determined by meeting state-mandated criteria in at least two out of three dimensions.

   As part of the screening process, all students in Grade 2 will receive a group-administered aptitude test (Dimension A) and a group administered achievement test (Dimension B) in October or November.

   Students in Grades 3, 4, and 5 who are referred for academically gifted and talented identification will participate in a group-administered aptitude test (Dimension A) in October or November and in achievement tests (Dimension B) throughout the school year. 

    If a student meets the required minimum standard of 93^rd percentile in Dimension A (Verbal, NonVerbal, Quantitative, or Composite) or the minimum standard of 94^th percentile or Exemplary (Reading or Math) in Dimension B, but not in both Dimensions, the student will participate in Star Performance Tasks (Dimension C) in February. 

    Parents of those students who are referred and parents of those students who are identified for the Gifted and Talented Academic program will receive final notification of the results of the identification process in the summer.

    Referrals for students are due in late September and can be obtained from your student’s guidance counselor, the district website, or by calling the Spartanburg District Five Office, 949-2350. 

    A referral form is not needed for students in Grade 2 since all second-graders are automatically screened as part of the district’s testing program.