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Identification Procedure

Nominations
DPS Criteria is used to identify students for the AIG program. 

  • Any student, parent, teacher and/or staff member can nominate a student to be considered for the AIG program.​*

  • All nominations are directed to the AIG Specialist, Abby Exum. Contact can be made via email-abby.exum@dpsnc.net, telephone-919.560.3939, or a written note addressed to Abby Exum.

  • Nomination for the AIG program does not ensure testing and/or identification.

 

​Data Gathering
Once parental permission is received, the AIG Facilitator will begin to gather data including, but not limited to, the following items:

  • Achievement test scores

  • Aptitude test scores

  • Most recent report card

  • Work samples

  • Survey data from teachers and/or parents

 

Determinations
What happens once data is collected?

  • Lakewood's AIG committee meets to review data and determine identification/service options. A student can be Intellectually Gifted (IG), Academically Gifted (AG), Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) or Does Not Qualify for Services. 

What are the differences?

  • IG = 97th percentile on a nationally-normed aptitude assessment

  • AG = 90th percentile or above on nationally-normed achievement and EOG >85th percentile/class grade >90%

  • AIG = >90th percentile on 2 of the 3 following criteria​: Nationally-normed achievement, Aptitude assessment, EOG >85th percentile/Class grade >90%

  • Does not qualify = the criteria is not met

Once the students is identified for services, what happens?

  • Based on the data gathered, the AIG Committee will match a service option to the student's needs, and a Differentiated Education Plan (DEP) will be developed. The parents will be invited to a conference in which the DEP will be reviewed and then the parent signs. Parents will meet at the beginning of each school year to review and sign a new DEP. 

 

New Students
Students transferring within the DPS system will retain their identification. Students new to the DPS system who wish to be considered for identification need the following:

  • Any AIG identification from previous school

  • Achievement/Aptitude scores

  • Most recent report card​

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