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    Fall/Winter Gifted Evaluations for 4th and 5th grades

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, evaulations for gifted services for the 2020-2021 school year were postponed.  Current 4th grade students will be evaluated during the first sememster of the 2021-2022 school year.  Our regular Search teacher, Tina Yates, is out on leave.  You may direct any questions you have about the eligibility process to Alan Skubal (click here to send him an email).  In the email, please include the following:

     

    Your child's name

    Your child's current grade and classroom teacher

    Your child's school. 

     


     
     
     
    01.07.21 UPDATE
     

    Winter/Spring Gifted Evaluations Delayed

    Due to COVID-19, the gifted evaluation process for winter/spring, 2021 will be delayed. The Gifted Education Department is currently developing a plan to evaluate this year’s 3rd - 5th grade students when it is safe and equitable to do so. 

    Please check this webpage (school webpage) and/or the LCPS Gifted and Talented webpage (https://www.lcps.org/Page/211705) for the most up-to-date information. As soon as the 2021 gifted evaluation timeline and referral window is established, it will be posted at these locations. 

    Thank you for your patience and understanding.

     
     
    08.24.20 UPDATE
     

    LCPS Gifted Eligibility Statement:

    When schools closed in March due to COVID-19, gifted resource teachers across the division had finished approximately half of the gifted evaluation process -- collecting student work samples, teacher observations, and ability testing information. Based upon guidance provided by the Virginia Department of Education and the National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) as well as extensive conversations with supervisors of gifted education from across the state, the LCPS Gifted Department made the decision to put the process on hold until students returned to school. The Gifted Department will resume the eligibility process during the month of September for students who were referred for an evaluation last spring. The plan is to complete the process by early October and notify parents/guardians of eligibility decisions by mid-October. Some students may be asked to meet with their gifted resource teacher in person at school  to complete any missing work samples or testing. 

    8.20.20 UPDATE
     
    FUTURA for identified 5th graders will begin their lessons with Ms. Fitzsimmons  on Monday, September 14th. These 90 minute lessons will be conducted synchronously.
    Please contact Ms. Fitzsimmons  for questions about the program format. 
     
     
     
    4th grade FUTURA students have not been identified. The evaluation process is projected to be completed by mid-October.
     
    If your child did not complete the portfolio and/or testing component, you will be contacted to arrange for an in-person meeting at Leesburg Elementary.
     
     
     
     08.05.20 UPDATE

    Distance Learning for Gifted Learners

    SEARCH (Grades K-3): GT classes will be conducted on a bi-weekly basis. The lessons will range from 30 minutes (kindergarten) to 45 minutes (Grades 1-3). Third grade GT classes will be taught synchronously. Grades K-2 GT classes will be taught asynchronously.
Last Modified on October 4, 2021