Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Each school
district shall have policies and procedures for the identification of talented
and gifted students as defined in ORS
343.395.
(a) This population of students demonstrates
exceptional performance when compared to applicable developmental or learning
progressions, with consideration given for variations in student's opportunity
to learn and to culturally relevant indicators of ability.
(b) Students identified as talented and
gifted require differentiated instructional services and/or programs designed
to address their strengths and needs.
(2) In the identification of talented and
gifted students, district policies and procedures shall:
(a) Provide professional development for
those responsible for identification of students who are talented and
gifted;
(b) Use evidence-based
practices that include a variety of tools and procedures to determine if a
student demonstrates a pattern of exceptional performance and/or achievement
that is relevant to the identification of talented and gifted students under
ORS 343.395.
(c) Collect and use multiple modes and
methods of qualitative and quantitative evidence to allow appropriate members
of a student's identification team to make a determination about the
identification and eligibility of the students for talented and gifted
services, supports, and/or programs; with no single test or piece of evidence
eliminating a student from eligibility.
(d) Use methods and practices that minimize
or seek to eliminate the effects of bias in assessment and identification of
students from historically underrepresented populations including, but not
limited to:
(A) Students who are
racially/ethnically diverse;
(B)
Students experiencing disability;
(C) Students who are culturally and/or
linguistically diverse;
(D)
Students experiencing poverty; and
(E) Students experiencing high
mobility.
(e) Incorporate
assessments, tools, and procedures, that will inform the development of an
appropriate plan of instruction for students who are identified as talented and
gifted and describe how information from the assessments, tools and procedures
used in the identification for talented and gifted students will be used to
support development of the plan of instruction.
(f) Identify how the educational record under
ORS 326.565 of the student being
considered will document and reflect the record of the team's decision and the
procedures and data used by the team to make the decision.
(3) The following sources of evidence may be
used by the identification team to provide students with multiple opportunities
to demonstrate a pattern or preponderance of evidence of talent or giftedness:
(a) Local Performance Assessment data, as
defined in OAR 581-022-2115, using local norms (building or
district),
(b) National and/or
state standardized assessment data using national and/or local norms (building
or district),
(c) Evidence of rapid
language acquisition, accelerated learning, and advanced vocabulary in any
language,
(d) Research-based rating
scales,
(e) Research-based
comprehensive observational instruments, or
(f) Learning progressions, performance tasks,
work samples, and other measures provided by the Department of
Education.
(4) Academic
evidence reviewed shall align to the full depth, breadth, and complexity of
Oregon's content standards and benchmarks. Standardized assessments used for
academic/achievement-based identification shall include technical documentation
demonstrating alignment or documentation of intended use for the purpose of
talented and gifted identification.
(5) Standardized assessments used for
intellectually gifted identification shall include technical documentation
demonstrating alignment to research-based best practices inclusive of students
from underrepresented populations.
(6) School districts may identify additional
students who are talented and gifted as defined in ORS
343.395, as determined by local
district policies and provisions, if the students demonstrate outstanding
ability or potential in one or more of the following areas:
(a) Creative ability in using original or
nontraditional methods in thinking and producing.
(b) Leadership ability in motivating the
performance of others either in educational or non-educational
settings.
(c) Ability in the visual
or performing arts, such as dance, music or art.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
343.391 -
343.413
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
326.051
