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The Fayette County Schools Gifted Program

About the Gifted Program
All public schools in Georgia are mandated to operate a program for academically talented children in Grades K-12.  This program is called Gifted.

 
 Philosophy

Because students should be nurtured and should have the opportunity to develop the full range of their strengths and talents, programs for the gifted and talented are an essential part of the curriculum of Fayette County Schools.  These programs, which enhance and extend the adopted curriculum, are intended both to encourage individual and group exploration in a variety of areas and to promote the critical, creative, and practical application of knowledge
 
 How Do Children Qualify for the Gifted Program?

A student must meet the requirements of Rule .08 or Rule .38 as specified by state regulation.
 

Rule .08

·         In Grades K-2, achieve a composite score at the 99th percentile on a standardized mental ability test and a score at or above the 90th percentile on the composite, or total math, or total reading of a nationally normed standardized achievement test.

·         In Grades 3-12, achieve a composite score at or above the 96th percentile on a standardized mental ability test and a score at or above the 90th percentile on the composite, or total math, or total reading of a nationally normed standardized achievement test.

Rule .38

·         In Grades K-12, a student must meet the eligibility criterion in three of the following four categories.

Mental Ability:  A composite, or an appropriate normed component score, at or above the 96th percentile on a nationally normed mental ability test.

Achievement:  A composite or total reading or total math score at or above the 90th percentile on a nationally normed standardized achievement test.

Motivation:  A numerical score at or above the 90th percentile on the Renzulli Motivation Assessment.  For students transferring from out of state, a GPA at or above 3.5 on a 4.0 scale calculated using averages in core academic courses (English, Math, Science, Social Studies) for the previous two years.

Creativity:  A Creativity Index score at or above the 90th percentile on the total battery of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking.
 

 
 Additional Information


Under current state regulations, all test scores must be generated by the assessing school system.  No scores from private testing can be used, although such test results will be used to refer a child for assessment.  All students transferring from a gifted program in another public school system in Georgia are qualified in Fayette County under the state-mandated reciprocity agreement.  These students must present evidence, however, that they have qualified for gifted services under Georgia law and that they meet the requirements of Fayette County’s Continuation Policy in order to participate in the program.

Because Georgia has no reciprocal agreement with other states, all students transferring from out of state must meet Georgia’s state requirements before being registered for gifted classes. 

Fayette County will accept test results from out of state or private schools if the following requirements are met.

The sending school is accredited.
The test results were the result of school, not private testing.
The tests meet the requirements of Georgia regulations.
Scores are no older than two years.

Students who fail to qualify are reassessed no sooner than two years from the original testing date.

 
 Additional Resources
 
National Association for Gifted Children www.nagc.org  
   
Georgia Association for Gifted Children www.gagc.org  
   
Saturday School for Scholars and Leaders
Georgia State University
404.651.2581

education.gsu.edu/saturdayschool

   
Vanderbilt Summer Academy
615.322.8261
pty.vanderbilt.edu
   
Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth
The University of Southern Mississippi
Frances A. Karnes, Ph.D.
601.266.5236
www.usm.edu/gifted
   
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
2008 THINK Summer Institute
www.THINKSummerInstitute.org
   
John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth summer program www.cty.jhu.edu
   
UGA TIP Scholar Weekends
706.542.5104
Through a contract with Duke, The Torrance Center at the University of Georgia will begin holding Scholar Weekends for high performing students in grades 8-11. The first such weekend will be May 3-4, 2008.
   
  
 



 

 
 Contact Us
If you have any questions about the program, please call the teacher of the gifted at your child's school or the Coordinator of Gifted Services at the Fayette County Board of Education.
County Office
210 Stonewall Ave.
Fayetteville, GA 30214
770-460-3535
Fax 770-460-8191 
LaFayette Educational Center
205 Lafayette Ave.
Fayetteville, GA 30214
770-460-3990
Fax 770-460-3926
 

 

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