Gifted Programs

  • U-46 provides a variety of gifted programs to ensure that every high-achieving student has an opportunity to excel. 

    Access to Inquiry and Meaning (AIM) is a talent development program, designed to provide enrichment opportunities for the development of  potential in students from underrepresented populations in 2nd and 3rd grade. IGNITE and Dual Language IGNITE (Inquiry and Gifted Network for Ingenuity Talent and Exploration) are school-within-a-school programs for 4th through 6th grade students who demonstrate achievement or specific academic aptitude in the areas of Mathematics and English Language Arts and perform beyond the norm for their age group.  Gifted services continue for 7th & 8th graders through the Middle School Gifted program. High School Academies are designed to take high school students to new levels of creative, interdisciplinary learning and give them a head start on their college education and career path. Advanced Placement course offerings are also available to high school students.

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  • Fall 2019 Universal Gifted Screening

    Between October 9 – 24, 2019 all District U-46 sixth grade students will participate in the Gifted universal screening process. We will be administering the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) during the school day. Universal CogAT screening of current third graders took place in the Spring of 2019. Those third graders who did not participate will test in October.

    Each child’s comprehensive student profile will be evaluated by the District U-46 Gifted Identification Committee. The committee will identify students who are in need of gifted and talented services. Decisions will be mailed to all parents the week of November 18, 2019 .

    Students residing in District U-46 but not currently enrolled may request testing by submitting a Request for Testing by October 18th.

    Please join us for an overview of U-46 Elementary and Middle School Gifted Programs on September 30th at Larkin High School Auditorium or October 3rd at Tefft Middle School Auditorium.  Presentation starts at 6:00 p.m. and lasts until 7:00 p.m. each night.

     
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