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MPS updates gifted-and-talented identification; district adds local norms and multi-tiered services
Summary
Administration described changes to identification for gifted and talented services, moving to local norms on the CogAT screener and a two-step process that expanded local identification and added tiered supports and culturally sensitive tools such as TOPS.
The committee received a report on identification and services for gifted and talented students. The district described updates intended to broaden identification and provide tiered services for advanced learners in grades Kthrough 8.
Assessment manager Bob Laderman explained that MPS administers a CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) screener in second grade each November. Analysis of local score distributions showed differences from…
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