How are students tested for KEY?
Students are referred for placement in the KEY program by teachers, parents, or through self-referral. Identification for the KEY program is through a formal process that includes standardized testing. Decisions about KEY placement are made by a district placement committee, which consists of classroom teachers, gifted resource teachers, and administrators, and may include a school psychologist and other professionals as needed. The committee makes placement recommendations based upon reviews of comprehensive student profiles, which consist of: • Teacher assessments of classroom performance • Aptitude scores in the verbal, quantitative, and visual/spatial areas • Achievement scores (grades 4-6) • Scores measuring higher level thinking skills • Parent questionnaire The needs of students who move into the district prior to or during the school year will be reviewed on an individual basis.** **This information is found in the Gifted Services Program Handbook published by Eden Prairie Scho
