VPA Identification is a multi-step process which runs countywide to save on repetition throughout the districts. The timeline for this year's process follows.
Fall/Winter VPA Evaluation | Spring VPA Evaluation |
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Fall/Winter Referrals accepted through October 28, 2022 | Spring Referrals accepted through February 17, 2023 | Referrals accepted. Please complete the referral form and return it to the Licking County ESC, Office of Gifted Education, 145 North Quentin Rd., Newark, OH 43055 or email to [email protected]. Questions can be addressed by calling 740-349-6084. Please note that referrals received after the dates listed will be put into the next possible evaluation cycle, which may occur the following school year. |
November 11, 2022 | March 3, 2023 | Parent permission forms must be returned by this date. Students cannot be assessed without a signed parent permission form. Permission forms will be mailed home after referrals are received. Please complete and return it to the Licking County ESC, Office of Gifted Education, 145 North Quentin Rd., Newark, OH 43055 or email to [email protected]. |
November 28, 2022 | March 17, 2023 | Teachers/Private Instructors should return the first VPA behavioral checklists to the Licking County ESC, Office of Gifted Education no later than this date. |
December 9, 2022 | March 24, 2023 | Teachers/Private Instructors should return the second VPA behavioral checklists to the Licking County ESC, Office of Gifted Education no later than this date. |
December 16, 2022 | April 7, 2023 | Notifications of initial assessment will be mailed home to parents. This will include letters to those not qualifying to continue in the VPA evaluation process, along with letters containing additional information about the VPA portfolio and/or performance stage for those that have qualified to move forward. |
January 13, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | Students who have qualified to continue in the VPA evaluation in the areas of Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Drama/Theatre, and/or Dance must submit their Performance Videos digitally to the Licking County ESC by the date listed. Those students who have qualified to continue in the VPA evaluation in the area of Visual Arts must submit their Art Portfolio to the Licking County ESC, Office of Gifted Education on the 3rd floor of the Roosevelt Building, 145 North Quentin Rd., Newark, OH 43055 by the date listed. |
January 17, 2023 - January 27, 2023 | May 8, 2023 - May 19, 2023 | Performances and Portfolios will be reviewed by evaluators. Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Drama/Theatre, and/or Dance participants will also participate in a follow up zoom call with their evaluator during this time. |
February 3, 2023 | May 26, 2023 | Notifications regarding the outcomes of the process will be mailed home to parents and shared with the student's home school district. |
** Do note that the Licking County ESC will do our best to adhere to this timeline with fidelity. Extenuating circumstances may shift dates slightly to accommodate the organizers, participants and evaluators where needed. |