- Lake Worth ISD
- Identification and Assessment
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Gifted and TalentedIdentification and Assessment
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In Lake Worth ISD, students eligible for gifted services are screened in the area of general intellectual ability. The identification process has three parts to it: referral, screening, and selection. The Texas State Plan for Gifted Education recommends that a balanced examination of assessment data be conducted and collected and used by the GT Campus Committee. The assessment criteria for LWISD includes both quantitative and qualitative assessments. Quantitative measures include both aptitude and achievement tests; qualitative measures include parent and teacher surveys.
Gifter and Talented Program information for Parents
English l SpanishWHO
WHAT
WHEN
KINDER
KINDER
REFERRAL/ PERMISSION TO TEST
TESTING
08/19/2020 - 12/01/2020
01/19/2021 - 02/12/2021
GRADES 1-11
GRADES 1-11
REFERRAL/ PERMISSION TO TEST
TESTING
08/19/2020 - 12/01/2020
02/16/2021 - 03-12-2021
Step 1: Referrals
- Referrals from parents, teachers, administrators, and students age 13 and older
- Permission to Test (must be obtained before screening can begin)
Step 2: Screening
Step 3: Selection
- Once the data is gathered, a GT Campus Committee of GT Services Coordinator, campus administrator, campus counselor, and one educator with the appropriate GT professional development hours, meet to review the data. The GT Campus Committee determines if there is an educational need for gifted services. In addition to quantitative evidence, the GT Campus Committee determines the need for services based on the preponderance of the evidence.
Contact Patti Whelan, GT Services Coordinator, at pwhelan@lwisd.org for questions or concerns. To access Mrs. Whelan's content, go to https://gtbullfrogs.educatorpages.com/