What does it mean to be Gifted?

“Gifted” means students who perform or show potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared to others of their age, experience, or environment and who are identified under division (a), (b), (c), or (d) of section 3324.03 of the Revised Code.

 In order to be identified as gifted, a student must achieve a qualifying test score on an approved standardized assessment.  The Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAA) are not approved tests for gifted identification.

  
Identification Areas

Students are identified as gifted in one
or more of the following ways:

Superior Cognitive

Specific Academic - in Reading/Writing,
Math, Science, and/or Social Studies

Creative Thinking Ability

Visual or Performing Arts Ability

Click here, for a list of approved tests
and the gifted identification scores required.
Referral Process

“I think my child might be gifted, but he/she has not been identified.
What should I do?”

 Click Here for more information

 Click Here for a Referral Form

  
Additional Information
  
Services for gifted students at New Philadelphia

K-2nd Grade – Services provided through differentiation with classroom teachers

3rd & 4th Grade – Language arts enrichment provided by gifted intervention specialist in collaboration with classroom teacher 1st semester;  Math enrichment provided 2nd semester.

5thGrade – Math enrichment provided by gifted intervention specialist in collaboration with classroom teacher entire school year.
     
6th & 7th Grade – Gifted classes in language arts and math provided by gifted intervention specialists at the Middle School.  Students meet daily in classroom setting.  Gifted specialist is the teacher of record for the subject.

8th Grade – Students have opportunity to take classes at NPHS and receive high school credit.

  
Gifted Staff

Becky Pallotto
District Gifted Coordinator
6th & 7th Grade Gifted Language Arts
pallottob@npschools.org

Lauren Fondriest
Gifted Intervention Specialist
6th & 7th Grade Gifted
Mathematics
fondriestl@npschools.org


Leeanne Burnworth
Gifted Intervention Specialist
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Gifted
Language Arts & Mathematics
burnworthl@npschools.org

  
Gifted Resource Links