| Whitmore Lake Public Schools |
| Administrative Guidelines |
2464B - IDENTIFICATION OF ACADEMICALLY GIFTED/TALENTED STUDENTS
The following criteria should be used to identify students for the gifted/talented program:
| A. | IQ score of 120 or above (or equivalent high score on any standardized individual or group test of scholastic aptitude). | |
| B. | One or more standard deviations above average on standardized tests of achievement in reading, language, and/or mathematics. | |
| C. | Nomination by teacher(s), parent(s), classmates, and/or the student himself/herself based on grades and/or checklists of personal characteristics (see 2464B F1). | |
| D. | Demonstrated achievement of the goals and objectives in one or more academic areas of the regular school program at a level which significantly exceeds that of most students in the same situation and of the same age or experience. Also, no serious achievement deficiencies in any academic area. | |
| E. | Demonstrated ability and willingness to perform regular classroom tasks significantly more effectively than other students in the same situation. |