Gifted, Enrichment and Accelerated Services

Serving Gifted Students in Ohio
The State of Ohio passed a law, OAC 3301-51-15, which addresses the issue of identifying children who are gifted. “Gifted” students perform, or show potential for performing, at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared to others of their age, experience, or environment.

This law requires that gifted and talented students be identified in grades K-12 in every school district in Ohio in several areas:

Superior Cognitive Ability
Superior Academic Ability in math, science, social studies and language arts
Creative Thinking Ability
Visual and Performing Arts Ability such as art, music, dance, and drama.
(Students must display these abilities at a level superior to that of children of similar age.)

The Bay Village Board of Education has approved a Gifted Identification Policy and Plan.

This policy includes the following provisions:

A description of the assessment instruments from the Ohio Department of Education approved list, which our district will use to screen and identify gifted students
Two opportunities a year (fall and spring) for assessment if requested by teachers, parents, or the student.
Children with disabilities, minority and disadvantaged students, and students for whom English is a second language will be included in screening and assessment procedures
Any student transferring into the district will be assessed within 90 days of the transfer at the request of a parent
Parents will be notified about the results of any assessments within 30 days of completion
Parents may appeal any decision about the results of their child’s assessment
The district will accept scores on assessment instruments provided by other school districts or trained personnel outside the school district, provided the assessment instruments are on the approved state list

The complete Bay Village Policy and Plan for the Identification of Children Who Are Gifted is available here.