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VDOE staff push for funded statewide grade‑2 universal screener in SOQ report
Summary
VDOE Director Amanda Navetrell urged the Board to adopt a Standards of Quality prescription to require and fund grade‑2 universal screening for gifted identification, citing disparities across ZIP codes and a $1.74 million estimate to cover one grade level statewide; the board and staff discussed data collection, multi‑grade screening and regulatory changes.
Amanda Navetrell, director of the Office of Advanced Learning, urged the Virginia Board of Education to adopt a Standards of Quality (SOQ) prescription that would mandate and fund universal screening for giftedness at grade 2. Speaking at the board’s work session, Navetrell framed universal screening as a way to find high‑ability students who might otherwise be missed by teacher or parent referrals and described it as an evidence‑based practice many divisions already use.
Navetrell said about 86 school divisions used a universal screener as of 2024 — most frequently norm‑referenced tests such as the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) or the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test — while roughly 45 divisions screen only after a referral. "Depending on ZIP code, some students receive this objective…
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