November 16, 2015 Presented by: Guinevere E. Maximo, Supervisor of Special Education and Pupil Services Sharon Kroll, Master Teacher of the Gifted Support Program

 Provide the historical information on the GOAL Program Review  Understand the development process of the screening tools  Review the qualification data to determine next steps in revising the screening tools  Review the action plan

 Adapted the North Allegheny School Curriculum Review Manual to structure the program evaluation process  Began November 2009 and concluded May 2011  Examined the existing program  Studied empirical research  Attended presentations and lectures by experts in the field  Conducted surveys  Reviewed other high performing school districts across the Commonwealth and the United States

 Chapter 16 requires that “Each school district shall adopt and use a system to locate and identify all students within that district who are thought to be gifted and in need of specially designed instruction” (22 Pa. code §16.21 (a)).  Chapter 16 requires that “Each school district determine the student’s needs through a screening and evaluation process which meets the requirements of this Chapter” (22 Pa. Code §16.21 (c )).

 Chapter 16 requires that “Screening procedures should generate data from a variety of sources and compare data to predetermine multiple criteria for gifted potential/performance” (22 Pa. code §16.21 (e) (1 - 5)).

 Identification Process ◦ Refine current matrix to improve the accuracy of screening requirements for testing of students who are “thought to be gifted.” ◦ Research and review Response to Instructional Intervention (RTII)/Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) model to develop common curriculum-based assessments as part of the screening process at the elementary level.

 Committee Members: ◦ Two Elementary School Counselors ◦ Three School Psychologists ◦ Two Secondary School Counselors ◦ Highly Talented Elementary Mathematics Teacher ◦ Communication Arts Plus Elementary Teacher ◦ Supervisor of Special Education  Committee Topics ◦ Chapter 16 Regulations and Guidelines ◦ Gifted Report Stats ◦ Overview of identification and evaluation process at North Allegheny School District

Medical History/Health RecordsReadiness/Developmental Tests *Achievement TestsAbility Tests *Group IQ TestsAnecdotal Information Portfolio/Subject AssessmentsSyllabus-based Examination CBA’sCollege Aptitude Test PSAT/SATExtra-Curricular Academic Performance *Rating ScalesInterest Inventories Cumulative RecordsEnrollment Records Parent Inventories*Report Cards * current NA screening areas

School DistrictIdentified Gifted Students/PopulationTotal Gifted Population Total District Population Gifted % of District Elem.Mid.H.S. Fairfax County Public Schools 11,390 78,721 5,610 20,194 N/A 50,514 17,000149, % Fox Chapel170 1, , , , % Garnet Valley School District 160 1, , , , % Naperville Community Unit District 203 Top 2% N/A18,072 ≈ 2% Cumberland Valley School District 84 2, , , , % Upper Dublin121 4, , , , % Central Bucks700 13,000 N/A 5,110 1,232 Grs Participates 4,913 1,93223, % 5.6% Lewisburg Area School District , % North Allegheny School District 357 3, , , , % 2011 Gifted Student Population/District Population Statistical Analysis

 Screening for the Identification of Gifted Students: Requirements, Considerations and Tools presented by Timothy J. Runge, Ph.D., NCSP, Assistant Professor and Director, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Center for Gifted Education

YEARTOTAL NUMBER REFERRED QUALIFIEDDID NOT QUALIFY PERCENTAGE QUALIFIED % % % % % Average52%

16  To objectively assess IQ and multiple criteria, LEAs are increasingly developing eligibility matrices

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 The District utilized screening and identification as one process rather than two separate processes.  Students needed to score a specific IQ score based on the point value.  The process for identification did not address the two prong criteria to be declared eligible for gifted education services: ◦ Meeting the definition as mentally gifted or multiple criteria AND ◦ In need of specially designed instruction

 Identify students who require further assessment  Incorporate District assessment data as screening criteria  Generate positive outcomes (accurately identifies students without consuming resources that could be put to better use) ◦ To increase the qualification rate to above 70% (previous average qualification rate – 52%)

MeasurementGrade Level Administration Cognitive Abilities Test (CogATs) Grades 1, 2 4 and 7 Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test – 2 nd Edition (K-BIT2) Grades 3, 5,6,8, 9,10, 11 and 12 Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) Grades 2 through 7 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8

MeasurementGrade Level Administration Keystone Algebra I ExamAs available Keystone Literature ExamAs available Keystone Biology ExamAs available Communication Arts Plus (English Language Arts Plus) Grades 1 through 5 Advanced Academic Mathematics Program Grades 2 through 5 Mathematics Grade Acceleration (M4) Grades 4 and 5 GradesGrades 6 through 12

North Allegheny Multi-Criterion Screening and Identification Processes

Grade Total # Tested Total # Tested Total # Tested Total # Tested Kdg TOTAL

Grad e % Qualified % Qualified % Qualified % Qualified Kdg72%50%75% 67% 170%67%68% 71% 239%44%37% 44% 353%41% 46% 443%44%43% 44% 529%35%13% 40% 656%25%40% 50% 756%36%45% 71% 850%17%75% 44% 9100%---50% 100% 10100%---0% 110% %---

Building Total Parent Referrals %Qualified Parent Referrals Total Screening Referrals % Qualified Screening Referrals BWE1241.7%1275% FES1650%933% HES1538.5%20% IES1553.3%650% MCK1136.4%1181.8% MES1631.3%666.6% PES560%580% CMS250%0--- IMS633.3%0--- MMS1560%1100% NAI520%0--- NASH0---0 TOTAL11852

 Convene the Screening/Identification Subcommittee ◦ Review the data for GOAL Report ◦ Analyze ITBS data to determine percent of national percentile performance by grade level ◦ Conduct a random sample of the current student population of gifted students using the Multi-criteria screening tool ◦ Develop a kindergarten screening tool ◦ Revise the performance data for first and second grade screening tools ◦ Consider reducing the existing criteria for third through twelfth grade screening tools

◦ Reconsider the screening criteria relative to the changes of the cut scores and new format of the PSSA and ITBS tests for the school year ◦ Consider redesigning data collection and reporting methods in the GOAL Report ◦ Convene a District-wide assessment committee to research universal screening tools for use in building-level MTSS implementation (Grades K-8) ◦ Select new instruments based upon legacy instruments exceeding applicability

TaskTarget Starting Date Target Completion Date CompletedPerson, Department, Office Responsible Notes & Comments 1.Convene the Screening/Identific ation Committee 11/17/ /25/2016 Supervisor of Special Education and Pupil Services Membership of the team will include: 4 school psychologists, 3 school counselors representing each level (elementary, middle and high school level), highly talented math teacher, English Language Arts Plus teacher and a building administrator. 2.Set calendar meeting dates 11/17/20153/31/2016Meeting dates: December 2, 2015 December 9, 2015 January 20, 2016 February 9, 2015 February 24, 2015 March 21, 2015

TaskTarget Starting Date Target Completion Date CompletedPerson, Department, Office Responsible Notes & Comments 3.Convene a District- wide assessment committee to review potential universal screening. 11/5/20152/28/2016 Supervisor of Special Education and Pupil Services and Supervisor of Elementary Education District-wide assessment committee members include:  Administrator(s) Chris and Dan  Speech/Language Pathologist James Prosenjak  ESAP teacher Angela Lesinski  Reading Specialist Kelly Klinefelter and Crystal Kiray  Classroom Teacher Carley Tudi, Erin Sullivan (IES teachers will be identified)  Learning Support Teacher Bethany Tretel  School Psychologists John DeMann and Sarah Switalksi Two to three vendors will be identified and reviewed. 4.Analyze ITBS data to determine percent of national percentile performance by grade level 12/14/20151/29/2016Supervisor of Special Education and Pupil Services and School Psychologists

TaskTarget Starting Date Target Completion Date CompletedPerson, Department, Office Responsible Notes & Comments 5.Conduct a random sample of the current student population of gifted students using the Multi- criteria screening tool 12/21/2015 1/29/2016 Supervisor of Special Education and Master Teacher for the Gifted Support Program 6.Share revised screening tool to Pupil Services Support Team Meeting 3/1/2016 Supervisor of Special Education and Pupil Services

TaskTarget Starting Date Target Completion Date CompletedPerson, Department, Office Responsible Notes & Comments 7.Share revised screening tool with NAPAGE 4/18/2016 Supervisor of Special Education and Pupil Services and representatives of the Screening and Identification committee

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Guinevere E. Maximo, Supervisor of Special Education and Pupil Services Sharon Kroll, Master Teacher for the Gifted Support Program