The assessment procedure specified by the Mississippi Department of Education and the school district is two-fold.  At the school level, three of the following criteria must be met, one of which MUST be the group intelligence test score:

PHASE 1

The Referral Phase includes documentation of three of the following:

• group or individual achievement test 90th percentile minimum

• group or individual achievement test 90th percentile minimum

• published characteristics of giftedness measure score at or above the superior range

• published measure of creativity score at or above the superior range

• published measure of leadership score at or above the superior range

PHASE 2

If three criteria are documented, the Local Survey Committee recommends further assessment. During the Assessment Phase the Assessment Team collect, administers, and/or documents three of the following:

● a full scale score at or above the 90th percentile on a norm-referenced group measure of intelligence

● a score at or above the 90th percentile on a norm-referenced measure of characteristics of giftedness

● a score at or above the 90th percentile on a norm-referenced measure of characteristics of creativity

● a score at or above the 90th percentile on a norm-referenced measure of characteristics of leadership

● a score at or above the 90th percentile on a norm-referenced measure of cognitive abilities

● a score at or above the 90th percentile in select areas on a norm-referenced achievement test