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Flagler School District recommends NNAT universal screener for earlier gifted identification
Summary
District staff proposed adding a universal screening process (recommended: NNAT nonverbal screener) starting in second grade to identify students at the 90th percentile for gifted evaluation; estimated digital NNAT cost presented as $11,265 over five years and a purchase order will come as a financial item later.
District staff told the Flagler School Board at its workshop that they plan to add a standardized universal screener to the current teacher- or parent-referral pathway for gifted identification. “We do a checklist. If the score falls within a specific range, evaluation is requested, and that is consent for evaluation by a school psychologist … to determine the student's IQ score,” Dr. Holliday said, describing the current referral and evaluation steps.
The district task force recommended the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) as the screener because it is nonverbal, can be administered to groups and reduces language dependence. “The NNAT…
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