N.M. Admin. Code § 6.31.3.11

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

Section 6.31.3.11 - EVALUATION PROCEDURES FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

A. Areas of need. Student needs for individualized gifted education shall be based on evidence of:

(1) general intellectual ability;

(2) creative or divergent thinking;

(3) problem solving or critical thinking;

(4) specific aptitude or achievement;

(5) artistic ability, creativity, problem solving, or achievement; or

(6) leadership ability, creativity, problem solving, or achievement.

B. Universal screening. Each LEA shall establish a procedure to ensure that every student's potential to qualify as a gifted student is assessed by the end of grade three. Universal screening assessment results shall be used for referral for further assessment and may include group or individually administered assessments of academic achievement or cognitive ability.

C. Analysis of qualification data. Prior to determination of eligibility by the GIEP team, district or charter school personnel determining a student's qualification for gifted education shall consider documentation and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources to assess areas of strength. Sources shall include:

(1) standardized quantitative assessment data;

(2) qualitative data from the assessment of student abilities by qualified individuals evaluating evidence such as collections of work, audio and video recordings, interviews, or observations; and

(3) if applicable, performance assessments or standardized assessments of artistic ability.

D. Eligibility determination. A GIEP team shall determine that a student is eligible for gifted identification using both qualitative and quantitative gifted qualification data. The GIEP team shall consider:

(1) information regarding a student's cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic background;

(2) any disabling condition pursuant to Section 22-13.6.1 NMSA 1978; and

(3) evidence of the areas of need in at least but not limited to Paragraphs (1) through (4) of Subsection A of this section.

E. An LEA may apply to use an alternative identification process for all students subject to the approval of the department. Eligibility of a student will then be determined by a properly administered and collected, department-approved alternative protocol designed to evaluate a student's potential giftedness in at least the four categories of need in Paragraphs (1) through (4) of Subsection A of this section.

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.31.3.11

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 14, July 31, 2023, eff. 7/31/2023