LINCOLNVIEW LOCAL SCHOOLS POLICY AND PLAN
FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND SERVICE
OF CHILDREN WHO ARE GIFTED
REVISED 8/26/2019

 

DEFINITION
“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 Ohio Revised Code.

DISTRICT IDENTIFICATION PLAN
The district conducts whole grade screening and accepts referrals, screens and identifies, or screens and
reassesses students who perform or show potential for performing at high levels of accomplishment in
the areas of superior cognitive ability, specific academic ability, creative thinking ability, and/or visual
and/or performing arts. The district must follow policy and procedures established in Ohio
Administrative Code 3301-51-15. These rules specify that assessment instruments must come from the
list approved by the Ohio Department of Education. All assessments are selected and administered
by qualified personnel, taking into account the diverse needs of all our students, and in
conformance with the Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education (available upon request).

Read more from Lincolnview Local Schools Policy and Plan for the Identification and Service of Children Who Are Gifted.

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Gifted Referral Form

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The Ohio Association for Gifted Children (OAGC) sponsors the following scholarships:

Student Scholarship: K-12 Ohio students for special activities that extend their special talent/interest areas.

College Scholarships:  For any student who is about to enroll in his/her first year of college and/or a student currently enrolled full time in an undergraduate program of an Ohio college.

Distinguished Student Scholarship: This scholarship is awarded annually by OAGC for students currently in grades 3-6 and covers the areas of academics, arts, athletics, and leadership. The Ohio nominee will be recognized, along with his/her family, at the OAGC Fall Conference.

 

See the guidelines and applications.