Section: Identification | EC BOCES Gifted Program | ECBOCES

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  • Parent and Family Communication

    Parents in the ECBOCES region are informed about access to identification procedures through each district’s Gifted Education Handbook which is posted on all district websites.  The handbook includes an overview of identification procedures including referral and screening procedures, collection and team review of the body of evidence, types of evidence collected, and state criteria for identification. 

     

    Parents and families are educated about giftedness and parenting gifted students by attending parent sessions at twice yearly regional gifted education events.  Professional speakers present relevant information based on the needs and requests of parents of East Central BOCES gifted children.  Parents are also encouraged to visit the East Central BOCES gifted education webpage where they have access to lists of gifted organizations; general GT information; specific information on social and emotional issues; lists of recommended books, journals, and magazines for parents and students; and academic contests for gifted children.  An ECBOCES GT Advisory Committee was created in the spring of 2016.  Members include parents, teachers, and administrators from the region.


    For College and Career information for gifted students, parents can check their district's website calendar for events or contact their district GT coordinator. 




     


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Programming/ALPs

Identification

  • Identification

    ECBOCES works closely with member districts to provide recommended guidelines, resources, and tools that align with state rules, recommendations and best practices for gifted student identification. We believe that outstanding abilities are present in students from all cultural groups and across all economic strata. All efforts are made to ensure cultural fairness in the screening and identification process. A complete Body of Evidence that includes both qualitative and quantitative measures is collected on a student before a team decision is made to identify a student for gifted education programming. Member districts strive to provide identified students with gifted programming congruent with their identified needs. All programming options are dependent upon the resources, funding, and personnel available in each individual district. Students identified in the area of Psychomotor will be given appropriate accommodations as noted on their Advanced Learning Plans. 

    Screening

    Member districts in the ECBOCES Administrative Unit (AU) utilize at least one of the following methods to cast a wide net screen for gifted student potential:

    • Administer the Cognitive Abilities Test to all students in 2nd grade and a middle school grade, and to students recommended by teachers/parents, and/or to new students to a district
    • Scan district achievement test data to provide evidence of gifted ability
    • Accept parent/teacher/student referrals
    • Review teacher observation notes

    Students who score within a certain referral range as determined by the individual district comprise a potential “pool” of students to go through further data collection procedures described below.

    Criteria for Identification

    Districts in the ECBOCES AU utilize the following recommendations as criteria for identification:

    In order to be formally identified, students need a Body of Evidence (BOE) that complies with the following state criteria:

    • Three or more pieces of qualifying evidence
    • Data from more than one source
    • All points aligned to one or more areas of strength
    • Both qualitative and quantitative data
    • All assessments and instruments reliable and valid
    • All assessments and instruments culturally fair

    The BOE may include data collected across at least two of the following areas: Intellectual Ability, Characteristics and Behaviors, Achievement, and Demonstrated Performance (See attached CDE guidelines for additional information and examples). 

     

Definition
Programming/ALPs