05- 071 C.M.R. ch. 104, § 2-07

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024

Section 071-104-2-07 - Screening

Screening procedures shall be appropriate to the developmental characteristics of elementary and secondary school children and to the abilities or aptitudes being identified. Each school unit shall establish a procedure that uses a minimum of three assessment methods for each of the three categories in which gifted and talented children are identified. Information derived from any one of the selected screening methods may qualify a child for further consideration.

A. For General Intellectual Ability: The screening procedure shall include objective and subjective assessment methods selected from the following:

1. Objective

a. Individual intelligence, achievement, or aptitude tests

b. Group intelligence, achievement, or aptitude tests

c. For grades K-2, other appropriate methods that have received prior approval from the Commissioner

2. Subjective

a. Teacher referral based on an appropriate screening checklist

b. Referral by parents, peers, or members of the community

c. Self-referral

d. Pupil products, performance, or record of past performance

e. Other appropriate methods that have received prior approval from the Commissioner

B. For Specific Academic Aptitude: The screening procedure shall include objective and subjective assessment methods ,selected from the following:

1. Objective

a. Individual achievement, or aptitude tests

b. Group achievement, or aptitude tests

c. For grades K-2, other appropriate methods that have received prior approval from the Commissioner

2. subjective

a. Teacher referral based on an appropriate screening checklist

b. Referral by parents, peers, or members of the community

c. Self-referral

d. Pupil products, performance, or records of past performance

e. other appropriate methods that have received prior approval from the Commissioner

C. For Artistic Ability: The screening procedure shall include three measures chosen from the following:

1. Pupil products, such as auditions, portfolios, works-in-progress, performance

2. Pupil interview

3. Teacher referral

4. Referrals by professional artist(s) based on analysis of pupil work

5. Self-referral

6. Referral by parents, peers, members of the community

7. Other appropriate measures that have received prior approval from the Commissioner

05- 071 C.M.R. ch. 104, § 2-07