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Advanced AcademicProgram
Level IV Services Referral and Screening Process

• Flint Hill Elementary School
• Cee Stephens
• Advanced Academic Resource Teacher
• Cee.Stephens_at_fcps.edu

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Level IV Services at Flint Hill

• Full-Time
• Advanced Academic
• Level IV Program
• Grades 3, 4, 5, and 6

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Level IV Services Referral and Screening Process

• http//www.fcps.edu/is/aap/level4.shtml
• Grades 3-6
• Parent referral (NO automatic screening)
• Grade 2
• Pool (automatically screened)
• Established by FCPS using test scores from the
  Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test (NNAT) and the
  Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT)
• Notified by letter
• Parent referral

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Screening Process Step 1

• Parent Referral deadline
• February 3, 2014, 400 p.m.
• No exceptions
• Second grade pool candidates are automatically
  screened. No referral is necessary.

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Screening Process Step 2

• REQUIRED MATERIALS
• Referral form or pool candidate
• Ability test scores
• Progress reports
• Gifted Behaviors Rating Scale with commentary
  (GBRS)
• Achievement test scores if applicable
• Student work sample provided by school

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Screening Process Step 3

• OPTIONAL MATERIALS DUE 2/3/14
• Parent/Guardian questionnaire
• Student work samples (maximum of 4 pages,
  single- sided, letter-size)
• Certificates/awards/letters (maximum of 5 pages,
  single-sided, letter-size)
• Additional testing
• Private testing (NOT GMU) requires 2 copies of
  license

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Screening Process Step 4

• LOCAL SCREENING COMMITTEE
• Consists of teachers, administrators,
  specialists, and AART from the local school
• Reviews documents submitted for files
• Prepares GBRS
• AART prepares files for submission

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Screening Process Step 5

• CENTRAL SCREENING COMMITTEE
• Central screening committee reviews files and
  makes decisions in March/April
• Oversight committee reviews all decisions in
  April

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Screening Process Step 6

• NOTIFICATION
• Parents notified by letter end of April.
• Parents may appeal ineligible decisions in June
• Appeals decisions mailed in July

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Referral Deadline

• ALL PARENT REFERRAL FORMS AND OPTIONAL MATERIALS
  ARE DUE
• MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014
• 400 P.M.
• NO EXCEPTIONS

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Parent Information Packet

• http//www.fcps.edu/is/aap/
• www.fcps.edu/FlintHillES

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???Questions???

• Please contact me
• Cee Stephens
• Advanced Academic Resource Teacher
• Cee.Stephens_at_fcps.edu
• 703-242-6112
• We pursue excellence every day in a respectful
  environment.