Gifted And Talented
Cedars screens students in grades K-12 based on nominations received and permission to test. The calendar below shows the nomination window for screening activities to be conducted at the campus by the campus GT coordinator. GT coordinator is not required to accept these forms for your child’s grade level before the nomination window opens or after the nomination window closes.
- Nomination Window: September 13-27
- Parent Permission to Test: September 27-October 4
- Testing Window: October 18-22 - Gifted and Talented Grades K and all other transfer students (CoGat)
- Testing Window: October 25-29 - Gifted and Talented returning students (CoGat)
- Committee Window: November 1-5
Parents will be notified of placement after they Review assessments and make placement decisions for all tested students.
Services begin for newly identified students on the first day of next semester
The National Association for Gifted Children defines gifted children as “those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude or competence in one or more domains.
Our gifted students are served in the regular education classroom. Classroom teachers will differentiate student learning to address academic needs along with their social and emotional needs.
Project-based learning allows gifted students to capitalize on their abilities to understand “cause and effect relationships” in order to solve real-world problems, with authentic final products. These types of projects give students increased independence and the ability to study material at their own pace.