Gifted Learning

The Comprehensive Gifted Program (CGP) serves highly gifted students in grades K-8 and is designed for students who have extraordinary academic needs, ability, and intellectual potential. 

This program allows students to engage in learning that is, at minimum, 1-2 years beyond their current grade level, and encourages collaboration with intellectual peers. The CGP program is founded on thematic interdisciplinary studies, academic rigor, critical and creative thinking. It is the goal of the CGP to provide a comprehensive and specialized learning environment designed to cater to the unique needs of highly gifted learners.  

Elementary

The Elementary CGP in offers a continuum-based, multiage learning environment where students of different ages learn together in two-year groupings: K/1, 2/3, and 4/5. This model fosters a dynamic and responsive setting that supports the unique academic and social needs of highly gifted learners. Through thematic and project-based instruction, students are encouraged to take ownership of their learning and engage deeply with meaningful content.

Because of the unique nature of the CGP, it is application-based, requiring eligible scores plus demonstrated accelerated learning needs.

Kindergarten

Eligibility Criteria:

• Gifted qualification at 97 percentile (national age-normed scores ) or higher (verbal, non-verbal, or quantitative) on a state-approved test such as the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT3) or

• Demonstrate a Full-Scale IQ of 130+ or higher on an intelligence test such as: Wechsler Intelligence Scale V (WISC-V) or the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test given by a licensed psychologist or 97%ile or higher in one of the three content areas (verbal, quantitative or non-verbal) and

Additional Requirements:

• Demonstrate accelerated learning needs at least one year beyond grade level.

• Readiness Skills

1-8 Grade

Eligibility Criteria:

• Scores of 97% + or higher on a state-approved gifted test in two of three areas (Verbal, Quantitative, Nonverbal), with the third score being 90%ile or higher; or

• An IQ of 135 or higher; or

• A total score of 284 from Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal assessments and at least one score in the 97%ile or higher.

Additional Requirements:

• Demonstrate accelerated learning needs at least one year beyond grade level.

• State standardized test results and/or academic benchmark data must meet or exceed grade-level standards for grades 3-8.

The application's required components include:

• Cognitive abilities 

• Advanced academic achievement measured by District or state assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics

• Recent Report Card

• Strong teacher recommendation as indicated by a teacher completing and submitting a gifted characteristic profile. This information is confidential and should be submitted directly to the Gifted Department using the CGP Teacher Recommendation. Other factors may be considered, such as principal recommendations or other impact factors.

• Handwritten Student response to prompted questions (questions will be included within the application).  

Work with your home school’s Gifted Specialist to gather and complete the application components. The application will be submitted online directly to the Gifted Learning Team.