Gifted qualifications are set forth by GaDOE guidelines and implemented in accordance with specific Georgia Cyber Academy program criteria. Once a student is qualified  in the state of Georgia for the Gifted program, he or she will not have to retest.  Gifted testing takes place during the second semester of each school year. For the 2026–2027 school year, student referrals will be accepted Tuesday, January 19, 2027, through Monday, February 1, 2027. During this period, a pop-up window will appear on this webpage for all referrals to be submitted. Families will be notified by Friday, February 12, 2027, if their student will be moving forward in the gifted eligibility process.   

Please Note:  

• Referrals will be accepted for students in grades K-10
• For students to be reviewed, they must have been enrolled at GCA for at least one full semester. 

Process

Step 1:

• Suggested Referral: A student is referred for consideration by teachers, counselors, administrators, or parent/guardians with knowledge of student’s academic abilities

and/or

• Automatic Referral: Students who score at specified levels on nationally norm-referenced tests

Step 2:

• Eligibility Team: The eligibility team uniformly considers information collected on student referrals.  The team decides if it is appropriate to proceed with formal evaluation.

Step 3:

If the Eligibility team decided that it is appropriate to proceed:

• Formal Evaluation: Student is referred for Gifted Education in Mental Ability, Achievement, Creativity, and Motivation

If the Eligibility team decided that additional evaluation is not needed:

• Not Eligible: General Education

Step 4:

• Eligibility Team: Reviews assessment results and makes recommendation
  • if Eligible: Gifted Services Recommendation
  • if Not Eligible: General Education