WCPSS

3rd Grade Explorers

Powell Elementary
Ms. Fox and Mrs. Capps

The purpose of the Academically or

Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Program is
to provide an appropriately
challenging educational program for
students who perform, or show
potential for performing, at
remarkably high levels of
accomplishment
~from the 2013-2016 WCPSS AIG Plan

3 Grade
Explorers
rd

Students

Team
Effort
3rd Grade
Teachers

AIG
Teacher

3rd Grade Explorer Opportunities

Domains are semester
long cross curricular
courses that meet 5
days a week for an
hour a day.

Domains

Electives are quarter

long courses that focus
on particular topics and
meet 4 days a week for
45 minutes a day.

Electives

AIG Identification Process

Informal Indicators
Student Learning Behaviors
Student Performance
Language Arts and Math Grades
mClass Data
Student portfolios and work samples
Student Interest
Student Motivation

Formal Indicators
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
Iowa Assessments (IOWA)

Gateway
#1

Gateway
#2

Gateway
#3

Gateway
#4

Gateway
#5

GATEWAY Identification
Measures

Students
Students scoring
scoring >
> 95%
95% on
on
both
both a
a qualifying
qualifying CogAT
CogAT
score
AND
Iowa
total
score AND Iowa total
reading
reading and/or
and/or total
total math
math
score
score are
are identified
identified in
in the
the
area(s)
area(s) in
in which
which the
the scores
scores
align
align

Students
Students scoring
scoring >95%
>95% on
on
qualifying
qualifying CogAT
CogAT score
score AND
AND
<95%
on
Iowa
reading
<95% on Iowa reading
and/or
and/or math
math

The
The WJ
WJ III
III is
is administered
administered in
in
reading
reading and/or
and/or math.
math. The
The
achievement
areas
achievement areas
administered
administered are
are determined
determined
by
by the
the qualifying
qualifying CogAT
CogAT
score.
score.

Students
Students scoring
scoring >
> 95%
95% on
on
the
the WJ
WJ III
III paired
paired with
with a
a
qualifyinq
CogAT
score
are
qualifyinq CogAT score are
identified
identified in
in the
the area(s)
area(s) in
in
which
which the
the scores
scores align
align

Students
Students scoring
scoring scoring
scoring
>95%
>95% on
on Iowa
Iowa reading
reading
and/or
math
and
<95%
and/or math and <95% on
on a
a
qualifying
qualifying CogAT
CogAT score
score

Either
Either the
the Reynolds
Reynolds
Intellectual
Intellectual Screening
Screening Test
Test
(RIST)
OR
the
(RIST) OR the Raven
Raven
Standard
Progressive
Standard Progressive
Matrices
Matrices is
is administered.
administered.

Students
95% on
Students scoring
scoring >
> 95%
on
the individual
the
individual aptitude
aptitude (RIST
(RIST
or
Raven)
paired
with
the
or Raven) paired with the
Iowa
Iowa reading
reading and/or
and/or math
math
are
are identified
identified in
in the
the area(s)
area(s)
in
which
the
scores
align
in which the scores align

>
> 98%
98% on
on Iowa
Iowa reading
reading
and/or
and/or math
math

>
> 98%
98% on
on EOG/EOC
EOG/EOC scores
scores in
in
reading
reading and/or
and/or math
math from
from
the
current
or
the
previous
the current or the previous
school
school year
year which
which align
align with
with
qualifying
qualifying Iowa
Iowa score
score

Students
Students are
are identified
identified in
in the
the
area(s)
area(s) in
in which
which the
the scores
scores
align
align

Students
Students scoring
scoring >95%
>95% on
on a
a
qualifying
qualifying CogAT
CogAT

>
> 95%
95% on
on EOG/EOC
EOG/EOC scores
scores in
in
reading
reading and/or
and/or math
math from
from
the
current
or
the
previous
the current or the previous
school
school year
year which
which align
align with
with
qualifying
qualifying CogAT
CogAT score
score

A
A GRS
GRS with
with scores
scores >88%
>88% in
in
three
three of
of the
the five
five scales.
scales.
Students
are
idenified
in
the
Students are idenified in the
area(s)
area(s) in
in which
which the
the scores
scores
align
align

Students
Students scoring
scoring >
> 95%
95% on
on
the
the Iowa
Iowa Assessments
Assessments in
in
reading
and
/or
math
reading and /or math

>
95% on
> 95%
on EOG/EOC
EOG/EOC scores
scores in
in
reading
reading and/or
and/or math
math from
from
the
current
or
the
previous
the current or the previous
school
school year
year which
which align
align with
with
qualifying
qualifying Iowa
Iowa score
score

A
A GRS
GRS with
with scores
scores >88%
>88% in
in
three
three of
of the
the five
five scales.
scales.
Students
Students are
are idenified
idenified in
in the
the
area(s)
area(s) in
in which
which the
the scores
scores
align
align

Students
Students portfolio
portfolio data
data
demonstrates consistent
demonstrates
consistent
performance
performance 1-2
1-2 grade
grade
levels
levels above
above the
the students
students
current
current grade
grade

Referral
Referral made
made by
by the
the SBCGE
SBCGE
for
for an
an individual
individual
psychological
psychological evaluation.
evaluation.
This
This evaluation
evaluation may
may include
include
individual
individual aptitude
aptitude and/
and/ or
or
achievement
assessments.
achievement assessments.

For
For specific
specific identification
identification
criteria for
criteria
for Gateway
Gateway #5,
#5, see
see
AIG
Identification
AIG Identification Table
Table

>
> 98%
98% on
on CogAT
CogAT Composite
Composite
or
or Partial
Partial Composite
Composite are
are
identified
identified in
in reading
reading and
and
math
math

3rd Grade Explorers Portfolios

Student work samples

Products
Rubrics
Journals
Teacher checklists
Portfolios may be a part of the AIG identification
process for 3rd grade students.

Keeping You Informed..

AIG Program Brochure
Parent informational meetings
School newsletters/twitter
@learnwithfox

Website
Msfoxaig.weebly.com

Email for questions and answers

hcapps@wcpss.net
sfox@wcpss.net

Our goal is to support

classrooms with educators
working together
to help each student grow
and develop to their full
potential.
~ AIG Plan Goal for Explorers