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WITHDRAWALThe services offered to gifted students are designed to be challenging and tackle abstract issues at a faster pace and greater degree of complexity than the regular curriculum. As a result, times may occur when parents, students, or staff are concerned about the ability of the child to continue successfully in the program. The recommended first step in such cases is a team approach between parents and teacher followed by the IAT process, as needed. In the event that removal from the program is determined as a necessary action, parents may choose to withdraw their child from the program. It will be done in a manner to cause the least disruption to the class and the student being removed. Therefore, the removal of students from gifted placements at the middle and high school level will occur at the end of the year, if at all possible. In extremely sensitive situations, the change may occur at the end of the nine weeks with administrative permission. A student who withdraws from gifted placement at any level will not be accepted back into the program during the course of that same school year or in subsequent years unless space is available. SOUTHWEST LICKING LOCAL SCHOOLS GIFTED SERVICES WITHDRAWAL FORM Name _________________________________________________ Grade ____________ School ______________________________________________________________________ Placement ____________________________________________________________________ Reason for Withdrawal __________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Prior to Withdrawal:
Parent Statement of Understanding “I understand that withdrawal from gifted services cannot be reversed this school year. Further, reinstatement of my child in the program in future years may only be considered as space is available.” ________________________________________________ ________________________ Parent Signature Date
Teacher Signature Date ________________________________________________ ________________________ Administrator Signature Date TRANSFER STUDENTSStudents new to the district also have an opportunity for gifted services. The parents should indicate prior identification on the enrollment form upon entering the district. The building secretary or counselor will notify the county gifted coordinator of the student’s enrollment in the district and prior school of enrollment and then forward the student’s test scores, letters of identification, and/or Written Education Plan as they become available. As stipulated in House Bill 282, Southwest Licking Schools accepts scores less than 24 months old from other schools and private testing individuals, provided the test is on the approved list of acceptable instruments developed by the Ohio Department of Education. Any prior gifted identification from an Ohio public school automatically transfers with the student regardless of the date of identification. Service placement will follow the procedures listed earlier in this manual. At the middle school level, identified students with test scores more than 24 months old will be retested to determine placement. In the event that the student is eligible for services but the placement option is filled to capacity, the transfer student will be placed on a waiting list for the year and placement will be reconsidered the following school year. In those cases, the gifted intervention specialist will work with the child and/or the classroom teacher to assist with providing differentiation of classroom instruction to help meet the gifted student’s needs.ACCELERATIONIn the spring of 2006, the state adopted a model policy on academic acceleration, including subject acceleration, whole grade acceleration, early entrance to Kindergarten and first grade, and early graduation. In accordance with state law and ODE rules, Southwest Licking adopted its own policies incorporating the elements mandated by law. These can be found in district policies numbered 5112, 5409, 5410, and 5464. Policy Highlights Who can be accelerated?
Who may make a referral for acceleration?
Who decides if acceleration occurs?
What is the process?
What is the Iowa Acceleration Scale?
Other notes:
Southwest Licking Local Schools Referral for Acceleration Assessment Child’s Name ____________________________________________ Date of Birth: / / Address:
Please consider the above student for the following type of acceleration Whole Grade Acceleration from Grade _____ to Grade _____ Subject Acceleration from Grade ____ to Grade _____ in: Mathematics Reading Science Social Studies
Reason for referral: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature Relationship to Child Date Please return to your building principal.
Child’s Name ____________________________________________ Date of Birth: / / Address:
Your child has been referred as a potential candidate for academic acceleration. Assessments are required for identification purposes. The following assessments may be administered to your child: Otis Lennon School Ability Test Iowa Test of Basic Skills Woodcock Johnson Achievement Tests Iowa Acceleration Scale No assessment will be done without your written permission. Please read the information below and return this form to school as soon as possible. If you have questions, please contact: _________, Coordinator of Gifted Services at 740-349-6094.
Signature Relationship to Child Date Please return to your child’s teacher by ______________________.
Person responsible for monitoring progress: _________________________________________ Frequency: __________________________
_____ Student must maintain same percentile rank in new setting as in former one. _____ Student must demonstrate at least a proficient level on state achievement testing. _____ Other (specifics: ________________________________________________________) Who will receive the monitoring report? ___________________________________________ What situation would prompt a review of this placement? ______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ACCELERATION TESTING POLICY FOR SUBJECT-ACCELERATED STUDENTS From Ohio Department of Education Note: The rules below have been established to ensure equity across districts regarding the practice of testing subject-accelerated students. Section 3324.10 of HB 66 and HB 79 charges all districts with the adoption of a district student acceleration policy. As such, the rules below apply only to students accelerated under a district acceleration policy. Typically, the students covered under the rules below are students accelerated into courses where most of their classmates are older peers. Subject Acceleration: The practice of placing a student in a higher grade level than is typical given the student’s age for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities in one or more subject areas. Example: • A third grade student performing above grade level in reading and math goes to a fourth grade teacher every morning for instruction in these subjects and returns to the third grade classroom for instruction in other subject areas. In most cases, students placed in curricular options with age peers such as ability grouping, honors courses and AP courses are not covered under the testing rules. Definitions: Accelerated-subject grade level: the grade level of the accelerated instruction. Overall grade level: the grade level as reported in the EMIS Grade Level Element. Accountability grade level: the grade level where the student’s score will be counted.
Note regarding whole grade acceleration: For students who have been whole grade accelerated, their accelerated grade level, overall grade level and accountability grade level are all identical. During the first year of a student’s whole grade acceleration, report in EMIS the same value for all five Acceleration Element(s) [subject(s) and number of years accelerated]. Follow all typical testing and reporting guidelines for the student’s accelerated grade level (which is now their overall grade level and their accountability grade level as well). For questions regarding what students are covered under this policy, please contact the Gifted Services staff at 614-466-2650 or gifted@ode.state.oh.us. For questions regarding report card and accountability calculations or EMIS reporting, please contact your district’s EMIS coordinator. Ohio Achievement Test Accountability And Reporting Matrix For Subject-Accelerated Students, 2006-2007
Note regarding whole grade acceleration: For students who have been whole grade accelerated, their accelerated grade level, overall grade level and accountability grade level are all identical. During the first year of a student’s whole grade acceleration, report in EMIS the same value for all five Acceleration Element(s) [subject(s) and number of years accelerated]. Follow all typical testing and reporting guidelines for the student’s accelerated grade level (which is now their overall grade level and their accountability grade level as well). D Is this the first year of the student’s subject acceleration? Is there a test at the student’s accelerated subject grade level? Is there a test at the student’s accelerated subject grade level? RULE 1 Testing students at their accelerated- subject grade level is REQUIRED if ALL of the following apply: • The accelerated subject is READING or MATH • The accelerated- subject grade level is 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 • The student’s overall grade level is 3 or higher
RULE 2 Testing students at their accelerated- subject grade level is OPTIONAL if either of the following apply: • The accelerated- subject grade level is 3 or higher but the student’s overall grade level is 2 or lower • The accelerated subject is WRITING, SCIENCE or SOCIAL STUDIES RULE 3 If there is a test in that subject at the student’s overall grade level, testing the student is OPTIONAL. RULE 5 If there is a test in that subject at the student’s overall grade level, testing the student is OPTIONAL for the 2006-2007 school year. Thereafter the district will be REQUIRED to NOT test the student. RULE 4 Testing students at their accelerated- subject grade level is OPTIONAL for the 2006-2007 school year and REQUIRED thereafter.
YES NO YES NO NO YES              ECISION FLOWCHART FOR SUBJECT-ACCELERATED STUDENTS, 2006-2007
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