Gifted Education and Talent Development Services

The gifted education and talent development department provides services for students identified with high potential in intellectual ability or in talent areas such as academics, leadership, creativity, or fine arts. These students require educational challenge beyond the scope of the regular curriculum.

Qualifying for gifted and talented programs

How do students qualify?

Students are not chosen randomly to receive gifted and talented (GT) services. Students are not chosen for good behavior or because they are good at doing grade-level tasks. In fact, they are not really chosen at all. Each student must show a need for teaching and learning beyond the scope of the regular classroom. Every student who receives GT services has had to demonstrate a need, either through advanced achievement or by scoring in the top 10% nationwide on a test of school or intellectual ability.

Category I (intellectually gifted) requires a minimum assessment score in the 97th percentile on a nationally normed intellectual or school ability test.

Category II requires a minimum assessment score on a nationally normed test of intellectual or school ability in the 90th percentile, or through multi-criteria evaluation which may include intellectual or school ability scores, achievement scores, and additional measures such as teacher recommendations and parent surveys.

What tests are used to determine eligibility?

When are students assessed for a need for gifted education and talent development services?

Assessment for gifted education and talent development services is ongoing throughout the school year. Site GT teachers will examine student achievement data, screen students to make a determination of what intellectual or school ability test is the best fit and recommend testing as needed and present student data to the site GT committee.

Universal Screener: Every 2^nd and 6^th grader in Tulsa Public Schools is given the Naglieri Non-verbal Ability Test (NNAT) in the fall. This Universal screener is a culture-fair, nonverbal measure of reasoning and problem-solving abilities. The results of this assessment help determine if a student requires gifted education and talent development services.

Gifted Education and Talent Development Services

Elementary

GT students receive services through a minimum of one hour a week pull-out with the site GT teacher.

SPARK Program

Skill development in Critical and Creative Thinking
Problem-solving
Achievement/Arts
Research and rigorous content
Knowledge

Identified gifted students in Kindergarten-6th grades are provided gifted services through the SPARK weekly pull-out program with the site’s Gifted Coordinator and also within the regular classroom.
The school site Gifted Coordinator serves as the pullout instructor, consults with and provides resources for classroom teachers, models gifted strategies in the regular classroom, and works with identified gifted students in small groups on special projects.

SPARK Program Highlights

Critical/Creative Thinking Skills
- Convergent thinking
- Divergent thinking
- Reasoned Judgment
Psycho-Social Development
- Academic Mindsets
- Goal Setting
- Career and Leadership
- Personal Competencies
Cognitive Curriculum
- Problem-based learning
- Mathematical thinking and reasoning
Competitions (i.e. math, chess, engineering)

Middle School

GT students are served through a GT elective or through a 1 hour a week pull-out as determined by site needs and schedule. Other options include electives in strength and/or interest areas, and placement in advanced classes. Carver Middle School offers the Middle Years Programme.

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTs

Critical/Creative Thinking Skills
- Convergent thinking
- Divergent thinking
- Reasoned Judgment
Psycho-Social Development
- Academic Mindsets
- Goal Setting
- Career and Leadership
- Personal Competencies
Cognitive Curriculum
- Problem-based learning
- Mathematical thinking and reasoning
Competitions (i.e. math, chess, engineering)

High School

High School Options for Gifted and talented Students

Honors/Advanced
Advanced Placement
Courses that will confer college credit upon successful completion of a standardized examination
Concurrent/Dual Enrollment
Students receive both high school and college credit for one university course
International Baccalaureate
A system of challenging courses which prepare students for life in a global society (available at Booker T. Washington only)

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Contact Us

Linnea Van Eman
Coordinator of Gifted Education and Talent Development Services
918-925-1182
Email Dr. Van Eman

To have your student evaluated for Gifted Education and Talent Development Services, please contact your site GT teacher.

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Gifted Education and Talent Development Services

Qualifying for gifted and talented programs

How do students qualify?

What tests are used to determine eligibility?

When are students assessed for a need for gifted education and talent development services?

Gifted Education and Talent Development Services

Elementary

SPARK Program Highlights

Middle School

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTs

High School

High School Options for Gifted and talented Students

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