G/T Updates

Over the summer, we added support for Gifted/Talented, complete with forms, reports, program participation tracking, deadlines tracking, and support resources. Since then, we have continued to work on adding new tools and resources in order to make the program even better.

We’re excited to share that we recently made two exciting Gifted/Talented updates:

• NWEA MAP scores can now be bulk loaded for students
• TEKS data has been added as bank values in the Goals/Learning Opportunities section of the G/T Education Plan

Bulk Load MAP Scores link

Now that MAP scores can be bulk loaded for students, test result data can be taken directly from your district’s testing vendor and loaded into SameGoal without having to manually populate scores for each student.

Once test scores have been added for a student and district averages have been set by an admin user (Settings > District Information > Gifted and TalentedInformation), this information will be pulled into the G/T Student Identification Profile automatically. The Identification Matrix can then be used to compare student test scores with district averages to make a determination of whether or not a student qualifies for the Gifted/Talented program.

This process streamlines the assessment workflow and minimizes the amount of manual data entry needed for each student.

To bulk load NWEA MAP scores:

1. Download test scores from your district’s testing vendor in a .csv file.
2. While logged in as an admin user, navigate to Settings > Bulk Loader.
3. Set the Test Score Format to NWEA MAP.
4. Click Choose File next to Test Scores.
5. Choose a file from your device to upload.
6. Click Load. After loading the scores, each student should have the NWEA MAP scores populated on the Details tab.
   
   

The ability to bulk load CogAT scores will be added soon as well.

TEKS Banks link

TEA maintains a set of standards for what students should learn, known as TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills).

We recently created bank values in the Goals/Learning Opportunities section of the G/T Education Plan that contain TEKS data in order to make this information easily accessible while authoring documents. Moving forward, these banks will be maintained by SameGoal.

To add TEKS data:

1. Navigate to the Goals/Learning Opportunities section of the G/T Education Plan.
2. Click into the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) field.
3. Choose a grade.
4. Choose a topic.
5. Click on a saved bank value in order to add it to the field.