Get Acceleration Guidelines - Dekalb County School System

The composite score must be at the 99th percentile for students in grades K-2. The composite score must be at the 96th percentile or higher for students in grades 3-12. In addition, students (grades K-12) must meet at least one of the achievement standards described in the SBOE Rule 160-4-2-.

Program Description: House Bill (HB) 251, is a transfer option allowing students to enroll in another school outside of their attendance area within the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) based on seat availability after the school's assigned students have been enrolled.

DeKalb County School District's gifted program brings gifted children together to experience a variety of challenging activities, supports teachers in the area of educating gifted children, and provides guidance for the parents/guardians of gifted students.

Children are given work commensurate with their academic level and can progress at their own pace. In many gifted programs, students are placed with other gifted children who help push them to reach their academic capabilities. Kids are more likely to reach their potential when challenged academically.

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Let's start with the rule itself. The Georgia Resource Manual for Gifted Education Services, which lays out how gifted students are to be identified and served in public schools in Georgia, states: “The total class size specified by the SBOE [State Board of Education] is 21 at the high school level.”

Dekalb County, GA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Georgia public school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 39% statewide average). Schools in Dekalb County have an average ranking of 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Georgia public schools.

The Georgia Department of Education's Gifted Program is funded by the State of Georgia.