Mason City Schools Gifted Service Model Compass demonstrates our commitment and vision for meeting the unique academic and affective needs of gifted learners. Mason City Schools strives to provide a continuum of personalized supports and services for gifted identified students in grades 1-6 that emphasizes enriching, extending, and building upon Ohio’s learning standards, and the National Association of Gifted Children standards. Students may be identified for a variety of gifted services as described below.
Grades 2-5 Specific Academic Math & Reading Gifted Services
According to the State of Ohio, a student is identified as Specific Academic Gifted in any one or more content area(s) if he/she earned a minimum of a 95th National Percentile Score on the MAP Growth assessment in grades 2-8. In the Specific Academic Math and Reading Gifted Services model, the classroom teacher is the primary provider of gifted services. All elementary classroom teachers in Mason have met the state required training to be considered Highly Qualified in the education of gifted students. The classroom teacher designs and implements personalized and differentiated instruction to meet their unique learning needs in the subject area(s) identified. This may involve offering more complex and challenging tasks, providing opportunities for independent or project-based learning, and adapting teaching strategies to accommodate advanced learners. These services are daily and ongoing. Gifted Intervention Specialists collaborate with classroom teachers to support the implementation of gifted education strategies within the regular classroom setting. This may involve providing resources, offering professional development opportunities, and sharing expertise in gifted education.
Grades 1-6 Intensified Cognitive Gifted Services
Intensified Cognitive Gifted Service is provided outside of the general education classroom, with the gifted intervention specialist as the primary service provider. Students who achieve a score in the 98th–99th percentile on a nationally normed cognitive assessment will receive this intensified service.
Required Scores
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CogAT Composite SAS Required for Intensified Cognitive Gifted Service
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Kindergarten-6th Grade
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132-160
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Grades 1-6 Collaborative Cognitive Gifted Services
Collaborative Cognitive Gifted Service is provided in the general education classroom setting, with the general education teacher(s) as the primary service providers. Service is daily and ongoing. All elementary classroom teachers in Mason have met the state required training to be considered Highly Qualified in the education of gifted students. Gifted Intervention Specialists collaborate with classroom teachers to support the implementation of gifted education strategies within the regular classroom setting. This may involve providing resources, offering professional development opportunities, and sharing expertise in gifted education. Students who achieve a score in the 95th–97th percentile on a nationally normed cognitive assessment will receive this intensified service.
Required Scores
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Fall/New
to Mason CogAT
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Winter CogAT
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Spring CogAT
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Composite SAS Required for Collaborative Cognitive Gifted Service
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Kindergarten
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128-131
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126-131
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128-131
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1st grade
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128-131
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126-131
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128-131
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2nd grade
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128-131
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127-131
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128-131
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3rd grade
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127-131
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128-131
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127-131
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4th grade
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128-131
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127-131
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128-131
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5th grade
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128-131
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129-131
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128-131
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6th grade
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128-131
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127-131
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128-131
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