ELIGIBILITY for the TALENTED  and GIFTED (TAG) PROGRAM

 

 

 Georgia Board of Education Rule 160-4-2-38; Education Program for Gifted Students

MENTAL ABILITY- To be eligible for gifted education services, a student must either (a) score at the 99^th percentile (grades K-2) or the 96^th percentile (grades 3 -12) on the compositeor full-scale score on a norm-referenced test of mental ability.  Data is collected in the areas of mental ability, achievement, creativity, and motivation.

ACHIEVEMENT- Students shall score at or above the 90^th percentile on the total battery, total math, or total reading sections of a norm-referenced achievement test or have produced asuperior student-generated product or performance, where the superior performance is one that can be translated into a numerical score at or above 90 on a 100 point scale.

CREATIVITY- Students shall score at or above the 90^th percentile on the total battery score of a norm-referenced test of creative thinking

MOTIVATION- Students shall receive a score ator above the 90^th percentile on a standardized motivational characteristics rating scale, or have a grade point average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

CONTINUED PARTICIPATION- Any student participating in the gifted program must maintain a grade point average of at least a 3.0 in order to remain in the program.  Any student who does not meet this criteria will be placed on probation for one semester while receiving services.