Gifted Assessment & Eligibility Criteria

During the nomination phase of the referral process for gifted services, the school district may consider test data that was gathered and analyzed outside of the school system by a qualified assessor. However, in accordance with Georgia Board of Education rule 160-4-2.38, this outside data shall not be substituted for data the school generates during the testing / evaluation process. In other words, if a child has been tested by an outside source (e.g. a recognized private psychologist, university clinic, etc.) the Bulloch County Schools Eligibility Team may consider those test results as they determine the need for a formal evaluation, but the outside test data may not be used to determine eligibility for gifted services.

Information shall be collected in all four data categories. At least one of the criteria must be met by a score on a nationally-normed standardized test. Any data used in one category may not be used in any other category. Assessment data must not be over two years old (see the chart below).

• Option A: A student must: (a) score at the 99th percentile for grades 1 to 2, or the 96th percentile for grades 3 to 12 on the composite or full scale score of a standardized mental ability test, and (b) meet one of the achievement criteria described below; or
• Option B: A student must qualify through a multiple-criteria assessment process by meeting criteria in any three of the four data categories listed below.