Referral | Screening | Evaluation | Placement

Referral

Referrals for the gifted program may come from parents, teachers, friends, or students themselves. Those referred must meet the criteria for screening and also the state criteria for giftedness in order to be placed in the program. The school counselor must be contacted to begin the referral process.

Students who have been in a gifted program in another district or state can submit documentation to be reviewed by the Pupil Appraisal Department. If Louisiana criteria are met, then the student is placed in the program. If criteria are not met, then the Pupil Appraisal performs an evaluation.