Referral | Screening | Evaluation | Placement

Evaluation

If the student qualifies for further testing:

• The parent will receive a letter from the Pupil Appraisal Department informing the parents that the student qualifies for further testing. Parents will return the requested information to the Pupil Appraisal Department.

• The student will be administered an aptitude test and an achievement test by the Pupil Appraisal team. The testing will be done throughout the school year at the homebased school site and in June at a central site.

• The parents will receive a written evaluation from the Pupil Appraisal Department stating whether the student qualifies for the gifted program.

Criteria for Gifted Identification

The criteria for the identification of gifted are set by the state of Louisiana.

• 3 aptitude matrix points OR

• 7 or more total matrix points OR

• 6 or more total matrix points with at least 1 aptitude matrix point and team recommendations