Exhibit D - Buckeye Local Schools - Gifted Identification & Service Plan

Oct 5, 2026

Exhibit D for Buckeye Local Schools sets out how gifted and talented students are identified in grades K-12 in compliance with Ohio law and administrative rules. It defines gifted students and explains that identification remains for the full K-12 period once established. The plan details four identification categories and the required score timing, then outlines Part 1 procedures including referrals, testing permission, referral deadlines, whole-grade screening, equitable testing accommodations, parent notification timelines, and an appeals process to the superintendent within 30 days.

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Exhibit D - Buckeye Local Schools - Gifted Identification & Service Plan

Identification Categories and Requirements

Part 1: Identification Procedures

Referrals and Testing Permission

Whole Grade Screening

Equitable Testing Procedures

Appeals and Transfer Students

Exhibit D Buckeye Local Schools Gifted Identification & Service Plan The Buckeye Local School District Board Of Education complies with the Ohio Revised Code 3324.01-07 (law) and Ohio Administrative Code 3301-51-15 (rule) which requires gifted and talented students to be identified in grades K-12. A gifted student is defined by the State of Ohio as “one who performs or shows potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared to others of their age, experience, or environment.” Students are identified as gifted in Ohio in four categories listed below. With the exception of visual or performing arts, the child must have achieved the required score within the preceding 24 months to be identified. In Ohio, once a student is identified as gifted, the identification remains in place for the duration of their K-12 education. | Superior Cognitive Ability | Specific Academic Area: Math, Reading, Science or Social Studies | Creative Thinking Ability | Visual/Performing Arts Ability | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Score two standard | Perform at or above the | Score one standard | Demonstrate to a trained | | deviations above the | 95th percentile at the | deviation above the mean | individual through a | | mean minus the standard | national level on an | minus the standard error | display of work, an | | error of measurement on | approved standardized | of measurement on an | audition, or other | | an approved intelligence | achievement test of | approved intelligence test | performance or | | test or perform at or | specific academic ability | and attain a sufficient | exhibition, superior ability | | above the ninety-fifth | in that field. A child may | score, as established by | in a visual or performing | | percentile on a basic or | be identified as gifted in | the department of | arts area AND exhibited | | composite battery of a | more than one specific | education, on an | to a trained individual | | nationally normed | academic ability field. | approved test of creative | sufficient performance, as | | achievement test, or | | ability or exhibited | established by the | | attain an approved score | | sufficient performance, as | department of education, | | on an above grade-level | | established by the | on an approved checklist | | standardized, nationally | | department of education, | of behaviors related to a | | normed test. | | on an approved checklist by a trained individual of creative behaviors. | specific arts area. | Buckeye Local School District also maintain the following are true: ● The district follows the board approved Identification and Service Plan. ● Parents of newly identified gifted students will receive a hard copy of the Identification and Service plan. ● The Identification and Service plan will be posted on the district website. ● After any initial gifted identification the student shall remain identified regardless of subsequent testing or classroom performance. Part 1: Identification Procedures Buckeye Local School District provides multiple opportunities per year for gifted identification including; referrals from teachers, parents/guardians, peers, others familiar with the student, and students themselves, or performance on district-wide state-approved standardized tests. Referrals: Any student may be referred for gifted screening based on student data from a variety of sources. Referral forms are available on the district website or by request. Referrals submitted 45 days before the end of the school year will be completed during that school year. Those submitted after that date may not be completed until the next school year. After the referral form has been received Buckeye Local School District will: ● Secure parent permission to test, in the case that the signature is not included on the referral form. ● Complete all testing and assessments. ● Notify parents in writing via mail within 30 days of receiving test results.

FAQs

How is a gifted student defined under this plan?

A gifted student is defined as someone who performs or shows potential for performing at remarkably high levels compared with peers based on age, experience, or environment.

How often and by what method are students screened for gifted identification?

The district provides multiple opportunities each year, including referrals and district-wide standardized testing, and whole-grade screening for designated grades using specific reading and math assessments and, for some grades, CogAT for cognitive ability and creative thinking.

What are the appeals and notification timelines for gifted identification results?

Parents must submit appeals in writing to the superintendent within 30 days of notification. The district notifies parents in writing via mail within 30 days of receiving test results, and parents receive specific result handling during whole-grade screening.

Oct 5, 2026

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