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Your child's present school is responsible for screening your child for the gifted program. Parents, teachers, or the child may initiate the screening. If screening shows gifted potential, Pupil Appraisal Services, a division of East Baton Rouge Exceptional Student Services, conducts the evaluation, once parental permission is given. It takes 60 operational days for this process to be completed. Completed evaluation is mailed to parents. Parents are encouraged to contact the Gifted and Talented Office for information about the schools in the program. Parents may choose private testing for the gifted program, at their expense. Private evaluations must be sent to Pupil Appraisal Services where additional assessment is conducted.
The procedure for the talented program is the same as above, except the evaluation is conducted by a Pupil Appraisal Services representative as well as a state-approved evaluator for each discipline. There is no option for private testing for the Talented Arts Program at this time. Parents should be prepared to provide evidence of the child's work; i.e. portfolio, recital programs, etc. All schools, including private and parochial schools, have a Pupil Appraisal contact person assigned to each school. For the name of a contact person, call Pupil Appraisal Services at 225-929-8600.
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How will parents receive the results of the testing? |
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A written evaluation is mailed to the parents and to the Talented Office from which parents are contacted for placement.
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What disciplines are considered talented arts? |
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There are three disciplines of talented arts. They are Theatre, Music, and Visual Art.
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How will my child be assigned to a gifted and/or talented site? |
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Elementary students are assigned by the availability of places open at gifted sites. If there is space at the site closest to your home, that site is an option, if not, the next closest site is assigned. Elementary students receiving both gifted and talented services are assigned to Brookstown, Brownfields, Buchanan and Parkview Elementary. Middle School assignments are determined by where the child lives, according to attendance zones. High school students receiving gifted and talented services are assigned to McKinley High School. Students accepted to Baton Rouge High may receive talented services there.
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What schools offer the Gifted and Talented Programs? |
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See List of Schools |
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East Baton Rouge Parish School System
Gifted & Talented Programs, PH 225-929-8642, FAX 225-929-8743, Contact Us
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