Gifted & Talented (GT) Testing All DPS students in Kindergarten and 2nd grade will take a universal screener each Fall. The assessment is the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) which is designed to measure nonverbal cognitive ability. DPS uses it as a universal screener because the NNAT is designed to be linguistically and culturally neutral.
Highly Gifted & Talented (HGT) Testing and Nomination There is a Fall and a Spring HGT nomination window. Please nominate your student if you are interested in attending an HGT program. Nominated students will be given the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) which is a more comprehensive measure of cognitive ability.
Identification For GT identification, test scores are not stand-alone indicators; they must be part of a comprehensive body of evidence, per state guidelines. For both the NNAT and the CogAT, cut scores of 95-96 percentile can be part of the body of evidence for GT identification and cut scores of 97 or above can be part of the body of evidence for HGT identification
Advanced Learning Plans (ALP) Advanced Learning Plans formalize the supports and strategies that are used to reinforce the academic and affective goals for formally identified GT and HGT students. ALPs are written and reviewed each year and will be available to parents in October. Parent input is a critical part of the process and can be added at any time; please reach out to me at: [email protected]