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[quote=Anonymous]My child was referred by a teacher and identified in 8th grade.  You can self-refer a kid.  As a parent, you get asked to fill out a referral form that asks for qualitative examples of your child exhibiting gifted-like behaviors.  This form is kind of BS.  If your kid is in APS, they have all grades and test info.  A kid outside the school system, I assume you'd have to provide the info.  Then a committee meets and evaluates.

The only reason I would maybe push for it is they do cluster gifted kids, even in the intensified classes.  Lots of kids take intensified classes, particularly in middle school so being in an intensified class does not mean you are with other gifted kids.  Lots of kids (i.e., their parents) placing into intensified starts to taper off more as high school moves on when shit gets more real.   The teachers will see your kid is tagged all the way through.   I sincerely do not think most teachers do anything with this information, however.  Particularly by high school.[/quote]

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