Gifted Program Information 
Randolph supports the LPS district policy which “recognizes that our student population includes students with exceptional academic abilities.” These students shall be provided appropriately challenging curricula and instruction which are congruent with their learning abilities and styles and which shall be provided in groupings composed of gifted and high acheiving students taught by teachers trained to recognize and meet the needs of these students.
Following LPS criteria, there are two ways by which a student may be indentified as gifted.
Option I
The student must meet district criteria in at least two of the following:
1. Standardized achievement test scores in the 9th Stanine on Total Reading, Total Math and/or Total Battery, or a Composite score in the 9th Stanine on the Cognitive Abilities Test.
2. Student products or evidence on outstanding performance with supporting data by staff, parent/guardian, peers, self and/or community member.
3. Outstanding records of past performance (e.g. success in differentiated curriculum during trial placement)
4. Evidence of ability as indicated on the differentiated checklists filled out by the classroom teacher.
Identification by Option I is determined by the Randolph Data Gathering Team, a team consisting of the Coordinator, School Psychologist, Gifted Facilitator and three classroom teachers from varying levels. The Data Gathering Team typically takes referrals from the classroom teacher, parents or gifted facilitator. This team reviews each individual request and determines if the student satisfactorily meets at least two of the above criteria.
Option II
The second way a student may be identified is to score at the 98th percentile or above on an approved individual psychological test given by the school psychologist. This requires a full scale score of 130 or above on the WISC-IV or 132 or above on the Stanford-Binet IV. In addition, a verbal score or performance score of 130 combined with a full scale score of 120 or above would also qualify a student as gifted.
Identification by Option II is determined by individual testing done by a school psychologist. Referrals for testing typically come from the classroom teacher, parents or gifted facilitator. If a student does not meet specified criteria for identification, it is possible to submit an appeal to the District Steering Committee for the Gifted Program.
Students identified gifted by Option I or II would be eligible to receive differentiated curriculum in the areas of language arts and math in grades K-5. The extent of involvement in differentiated curriculum would be a group determination of the parents, student and school staff.
Highly Gifted Identifcation
The criteria by which a student is identified as highly gifted would include a full scale score of 145 or above on the WISC-IV or a 148 or above on the Stanford-Binet IV. Students identified highly gifted would be eligible to receive mentor services from the district. A mentor would be hired in an area of student strength. This mentor would meet at Randolph one-on-one with the student one hour each day of school to provide enriching individual learning to the student. This learning would be outlined in a Personal Learning Plan created by the mentor.
For all questions regarding gifted identification at Randolph Elementary, please contact Gifted Facilitator Susie Mahoney at 436-1163 or smahoney@lps.org.