Student Selection Process

FRES screening process begins with the nomination of the student by an administor, teacher, parent, and/or self.

Nomination forms are completed by teacher(s) and parent(s).

Parents sign “Permission to Review” form.

Records collected by screening may include any of the following:

• Achievement test scores
• Anecdotal records
• Aptitude test scores
• Learning styles
• Report cards
• Sample of student works
• Special needs or ESOL information
• Student interview and/or observation

General criteria for the evaluation of data:

• Ranks in the top 10% in classroom screening activities
• Consistently rated by teachers as achieving in the above average or outstanding range
• Scores at the 97th percentile rank on standardized achievement test(s)
• Typically produces work that demonstrates thinking abilities beyond the level of one’s own peers
• Scores on an abbreviated IQ test (e.g. Wechsler abbreviated scale of intelligence)
• Final analysis -- all test scores and ratings need to be evaluated
• Single score does not by itself determine placement in ESP
• Decision on student selection is the collective professional judgment of the ESP Committee

Notification about the committee’s recommendation will be made to parents.