Since each school division in the country has a different gifted identification process and offers different gifted services, we will review the student’s file for documentation to determine what WJCC gifted testing items we may need to administer for correct gifted placement.  Please request all gifted records from your child’s prior school be sent to the new school’s registrar for gifted personnel to review.
With regard to military gifted transfer students, WJCC follows the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, § 22.1-360. The military compact law pertaining to identified gifted students was passed on July 1, 2009.  In Article V, section B, it states:
“The receiving state school shall initially honor placement of the student in educational programs based on current educational assessments conducted at the school in the sending state or participation/placement in like programs in the sending state.  Such programs include, but are not limited to, (i) gifted and talented programs and (ii) English as a second language (ESL) programs.  This does not preclude the school in the receiving state from performing subsequent evaluations to ensure appropriate placement of the student.”
Any student from a military family moving to WJCC with verified, written gifted education documentation should be placed in the most appropriate class(es) to match the student’s academic strength areas.  The Coordinator for Gifted Education and Talent Development will work together with the receiving school personnel to determine which placement would be an equivalent placement.  The student may still need to undergo some or all of the WJCC gifted testing process to determine the most appropriate class placement.