A student may be referred for screening by school based personnel or their parent.
Once the request has been made, a Parent packet is sent home that includes a letter to the parent, explanation of the Portfolio requirement, a Student Data Sheet, and a Parent Rating scale to be completed by the parent and returned to the school counselor.
The completed packets (includes the Parent Packet and the School Screening Packet) are then forwarded to the Talented Visual Art Department (Gifted and Advanced Studies) to be reviewed.
If the student qualifies to continue with the screening process, the student will be required to bring a "portfolio" of work on the day of the screening.
Once the screening is complete and the student qualifies for the final State evaluation process, testing will be arranged.
Screening is done on a continual basis throughout the year; however, final evaluations are conducted twice during the school year by State evaluators.