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Window 3 - Gifted Eligibility Process...
The Target team hosted a meeting to share information about the Gifted Eligibility process with Kindergarten parents on the morning of April 20, 2026. If you were unable to attend the meeting, please find our slideshow linked below.
*We apologize that a recording of the meeting is not available, due to technical difficulties during the recording process.
Understanding the Gifted Eligibility Process...
For more information see the link to Cobb County School District's Advanced Learning website below.
Gifted Evaluation
All gifted assessments in the Cobb County School District adhere to the rules and regulations established by the Georgia Department of Education. There are three steps in the process of identification and placement of students into the gifted program: referral, assessment, and determination of eligibility.
Referral
The referral process is the first step of the gifted services eligibility process. A referral may come from teachers, parents, students, or as the result of system wide testing. Referrals are reviewed by each school’s local eligibility committee to determine whether further assessment of a student for gifted eligibility is appropriate.
Assessment
Students are assessed in four areas: mental ability, achievement, creativity, and motivation. Instruments include nationally normed tests, rating scales, and other approved measures. Systemwide testing is conducted in 1st, 3rd, and 5th grades, which provides some of this data. All assessments comply with state rules and regulations. Once assessment is completed, the data is evaluated for determination of eligibility.
For more information, please see the CCSD Advanced Learning website .