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BaldwinCounty Gifted Program Continuation Policy

Operation Explore

Baldwin County Elementary Schools

Continued placement in Baldwin County’s Operation Explore gifted classes shall include satisfactory performance in both regular education classes and gifted classes.

Satisfactory performance in academic education classes shall include an overall average of 90 on the report card in reading, English, spelling, math, science, and social studies. A student’s grades will be monitored at the end of each nine-week grading period.

If an elementary grade student fails to meet the required overall average of 90, he/she will be placed on academic probation for the following nine-week period.  A student will be suspended from the program for the remainder of the year if he/she has any two nine week grading periods averaging below 90 in a school year.  If at the end of the year the overall yearly average of academic subjects is below 90, the student is suspended from the program for the following school year.

If, at the end of the probation or suspension period, the student has achieved the required average of 90 or above, he/she may continue in the program.  Students entering the middle school ACE (Advanced Content/Enrichment) Program must have a year-end average of 90 or above in a subject to participate in ACE classes in that subject area.

If student performance is reported via standards-based report cards, students achieving below 2.5 on more than one standard within each content area at the end of the third nine weeks should be placed on probation. Notations and conferences should be made concerning those “at risk” of not meeting all standards.

At the end of the fourth nine weeks, students should score 2.5 or above on all standards in each content area with the exception of one standard in a content area, which must be 2.0 and not lower. Students not meeting the criteria will be placed on academic suspension for the following school year. Students may return to the program at the beginning of the second semester of the following year if the same criteria are met for that grade.

Students not meeting or exceeding on Reading, ELA, and Math sections on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) should be placed on academic suspension for the next school year. Students may return to the program at the beginning of the following year if the same criteria are met for that grade.

When a student does not meet or exceed on the CRCT the student shall be provided the opportunity to be retested with appropriate section(s) of the CRCT for the student’s grade level. First, second, and fourth grade students shall meet designated benchmarks on a grade level test, the Baldwin County Assessment.

The student shall have a final review by the school eligibility team made up of a gifted teacher, a regular education teacher, and an administrator or designee before cessation of services occurs. 

If, for any reason, the student withdraws from active participation in the program, he/she may not re-enter the program during the school year.  To re-enter the program, the student must have an overall academic average of 90 from the previous year or have met the criteria for remaining in the program as reported via a standards-based report card.

The parent/guardian of the student shall be notified in writing if the student is on probation or suspended from the program.  Should the parent/guardian choose to withdraw the student from the program, the teacher of the gifted program should be notified in writing.

Advanced Content/Enrichment Program

OakHill Middle School

Continued placement in Baldwin County’s Advanced Content/Enrichment Classes (ACE) shall include satisfactory performance in the Advanced Content Class in which he/she is placed.  Incoming sixth graders must have a year-end average of 90 or above in a subject to participate in ACE classes in that subject area.  The student must maintain an 85 average or above on the report card in that particular class.  The eligibility team will monitor a student’s grades at the end of each nine-week grading period.  The eligibility team will consist of the student’s ACE teachers and the school counselor.

If a student fails to meet the required average of 85 in any of his/her ACE classes, he/she will be placed on academic probation for that class for the following nine-week period. If a student has a semester average below 85 in any Advanced Content Class in a school year, he/she will be removed for the remainder of the year from the class in which the grades were made. Any student having a year-end average below 85 in any Advanced Content Class will be suspended from the class in which the grades were made for the following year.  The student may, however, remain in any other ACE classes in which the 85 averages are maintained.  Eighth graders in the ACE program must have a year-end average of 85 or above in a subject area to be placed in an advanced class for that subject area at the high school.

The student shall have a final review by the eligibility team before cessation of services occurs. The eligibility team can, in individual cases, decide that sufficient evidence of achievement and progress has been made to warrant continuation in the program.  The eligibility team will consider the following indicators:

·        Medical intervention

·        Recommendation of a school counselor based on socioeconomic changes

or changes in the family unit  (death, divorce)

·        Illness during the semester

If the student withdraws from active participation in the program, he/she may not re-enter the program during the school year.  To re-enter the program, the student must have an overall academic average of 85 in that subject from the previous year.

The parent(s)/guardian(s) of the student will be notified in writing if the student is withdrawn from an Advanced Content/Enrichment Class.  Should the parents/guardians choose to withdraw the student from the class, the teacher of the Advanced Content class should be notified in writing.

Baldwin High School Gifted Program

Continued placement in the Baldwin High School Gifted Program classes shall include satisfactory performance in both regular education classes and gifted classes.

Satisfactory performance in academic education classes will include a 3.0 or above grade point average on the report card in language arts, math, science, social studies, and foreign language (if applicable). To determine GPA, the following point system is used:  A = 4 points, B = 3 points, C = 2 points, F = 0 points.  A student’s grades will be monitored at the end of each nine-week grading period.

A high school student who fails to meet the required GPA of 3.0 or above will be placed on academic probation for the following semester while Baldwin High School operates under a block schedule program.

If, at the end of the probation period, the student has achieved the required GPA of 3.0 or above, he/she will continue in the program.

The student shall have a final review by the school eligibility team before cessation of services occurs.  The eligibility team shall consist of the teachers serving the student in gifted level classes; the school’s gifted coordinator, and the assistant principal for curriculum.

If, for any reason, the student withdraws from active participation in the program, he/she may not re-enter the program during the school year. To re-enter the program, the student must have an overall academic average of 3.0 from the previous year.

The parent/guardian of the student will be notified in writing if the student is withdrawn from the program.  Should the parent/guardian choose to withdraw the student from the program, the teacher of the gifted program should be notified in writing. 

Approved:      October 14, 2003

Revised:          October 11, 2005 

Revised:          May 8, 2007

Revised:          November 10, 2009

BALDWIN CO. BOARD OF EDUCATION