Screening and Identification

Let’s take a closer look at this EP form. Clicking on the icon will launch the In Depth EP form activity. The EP form (two pages) will be presented. Roll your cursor over the form. Individual sections of the form will be highlighted. Clicking on the section will display an enlarged version of the section and narration to explain the specific information that is documented in that section. To replay or to visit another section of the EP, click on the section. To exit the activity, click on close this window.

Now that you are familiar with the information required on the EP form, let's watch an EP meeting in progress. Clicking on the icon will launch the video. Please listen carefully as we sit in on the EP two-year review in Broward County, Florida for Ashiya, a third grade student who has been participating in a self-contained, gifted and high achievers program since first grade.

As you discovered during the meeting, there was no need for the psychologist to be present at this meeting since it was a review. The psychologist was present at the original meeting two years prior, but, Ashiya was not. Since the parents are generally not informed of the testing results prior to the EP meeting, it is advisable to not invite the student to the eligibility determination meeting.

In the event that the child does not qualify, this could become a very uncomfortable situation for all involved. It’s best to discuss with the parents how they will best share the information (whether the child is placed or not) with their child afterwards.

Take a closer look at some of the sections of the Broward EP form:

• Closeout
• Present Level of Performance
• Objectives

Let’s check what you have learned about the process for referring and identifying students for the gifted program. Clicking on the icon will launch the On Target activity. A flowchart of the identification process in which some of the steps have been removed will be presented. Your task is to place the missing steps into the correct location in the flowchart. If you wish to change the location where you’ve placed a step, click the RESET button. Once your steps are in place, you may check your answer. After you have received your feedback, click the arrow to move to the next question. You can not reset the question once you have checked your answer. After completing all of the questions, a completed flowchart will appear. You have the option of downloading a printer friendly version of the flowchart that you may print.