Service Eligibility

If a student is referred to the School-Based Committee for Gifted Education (SBC-GE), the committee will review the performance indicators to determine the student's eligibility for program options as well as the appropriate level of service (moderate, strong, very strong).

Students who meet the criteria for specified service options will receive a Differentiated Education Plan (DEP). The student's level of need will determine the amount of service differentiation and the setting in which it will be provided.

The needs of each student are assessed on an individual basis and appropriate service options are recommended based on needs. Each service option has specific criteria which must be met in order for the student to receive that service. Students with a moderate need for differentiation are most often served in the regular education classroom.

Each identified student will have an annual performance review to determine the appropriateness of his/her continuing to receive differentiated services in each service option. Students remain eligible for gifted services as long as they maintain a gifted level of performance.

The State of North Carolina requires re-evaluation of AG students whose initial identification and service was implemented prior to the second semester of third grade. This re-evaluation should be completed before the end of fifth grade.

Students previously served in a gifted program outside the Wake County Public School System(WCPSS) will be considered for local eligibility.

Identification

Eligibility of Service

Chain of Inquiry About Gifted Services

WCPSS Magnet Schools