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Durham Distric t Sc hool Boa rd Gifted Program

The purpose of this lette r is to inform you tha t the Durham Distric t Sc hool Boa rd offe rs

self-c onta ined g ifted c lasses for identified intellec tua lly g ifted students beg inning a t the

grad e 4 level at a number of host elementary and sec ond a ry sc hoo ls throughout thereg ion. The c ore c urriculum as dete rmined by the Onta rio Ministry of Educ a tion rem a ins

the sam e, but the tea c hing m ethod s are differentiate d to meet the need s of the g ifted

lea rner. The self-c onta ined p rog ram has been ca refully designed to me et the

streng ths, needs, lea rning style a nd interests of t he g ifted learner.

The O nta rio Ministry of Educ a tion d efines gifted ness as an unusua lly advanc ed deg ree

of gene ra l intellec tua l ab ility tha t req uires d ifferentiated lea rning expe riences of a

dep th a nd breadth be yond those no rma lly provide d in the regular prog ram to satisfy

the level of ed uc a tiona l po tential indica ted .

In o rder to identify the g ifted learner, the DDSB has deve lop ed a c om prehe nsivesc ree ning p roc ed ure. It b eg ins with nominat ions in Sep tem ber. Pa rents, teac hers and

principa ls are invited to nominate c hildren who ma y benefit from suc h a program .

These c hild ren should e xhibit ab ove averag e a b ility, mo tivation and c rea tivity.

Stud ents nom inated undergo further sc reening p roc ed ures tha t include ra ting sc a les,

ac hievem ent testing a nd a ptitude te sting in Octo be r and Novemb er. The in-sc hool

testing ta kes about five ho urs of c lassroo m time ove r a numb er of days. Parents rec eive

the results of th is testing in Janua ry.

Stud ents who have ac quired 22 out of a possible 33 points during the sc ree ning a re

invited to p articipa te in an ind ividua l psycholog ica l assessme nt administered by a

me mb er of the Psycho log ica l Service s Dep artment. The test used is the Wec hslerIntelligenc e Sc a le fo r Children - Fourth Ed ition (WISC-IV). This p roc ess usua lly ta kes

about 1 - 1 hours and parents rec eive a written report de sc rib ing the results. A Full

Sc a le (FS) sc ore o r Gene ra l Abilities Ind ex (GAI) sc ore a t o r above the 98th percentile is

req uired for an ide ntifica tion as Intellec tua lly Gifted .

In order to assist us in the first step (the nomina tion o f suitab le c and ida tes) we ask you to

c om p lete the nom ination form. You m ay w ish to spe ak with your child s tea c her about

your dec ision or a ttend one of the Parent Informa tion Evenings for further informa tion.

Plea se b e a wa re tha t you ma y nominate your c hild in g rade three or any subseq uent

g rade. If you wish to nomina te your child fo r the sc reening p roc ess, p lea se c om plete the

Nomina tion Form a tta c hed . If you are not interested in nom ina ting your c hild this yea r,p lea se sign below to indica te you rec eived this lette r and return to your c hild s tea c her.

Thank you for your co -operation.

I have rec eived the lette r about the DDSB Gifted Prog ram.

I wo uld like to nom inate my c hild for the g ifted sc ree ning p roc ess (please

c omp lete a ttac hed Nomination Form)

_________________________________________ ____________________________________

Child s Name (Please Print) Signa ture of Parent or Guard ian

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DURHAM DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD

400 Taunton Road East, Whitby, Ontario L1R 2K6Telephone: (905) 666-5500 Fax: (905) 666-6478 Toronto Line: (905) 686-2711 Toll Free: 1-800-265-3968

SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR GIFTED LEARNERSNOMINATION FORM

Please complete this form only if you wish to nominate your child for the gifted screening process.

PLEASE PRINT

Students Name:given name surname

M / F DOB (y/m/d)

Address:street home phone

Address:city postal code

work phone or cell

School: Grade:

YES, I wish to nominate my child for participation in the screening procedure for identifying

gifted learners.

If your child has been nominated in a prior year and been involved in some or all of the tests, some

of the steps may be eliminated. Please check any previous testing below.

Phase 1: Nomination

Phase 2: Group Testing (CTBS/CCAT)

Phase 3: Individual Psychological Testing (WISC IV)

Year administered:

Year administered:

parent / guardian signature

parent / guardian print name

date

Please return this form to the school.

Form 6/2009