ID By Grade Level
High Ability Identification by Grade Level
- Students may be identified for services in math, reading, or both.
- The formal identification process takes place in Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 5th grade, but students may be identified based on achievement in all grade levels.
| Grade | Achievement Measure |
Cognitive Measure |
Extra Measure for Scores Within Standard Error of Measure |
Two Year Advanced Math Placement (Intermediate and Junior High only) |
| K | NWEA Winter or NWEA Spring (99th percentile) |
CogAT (95th percentile) |
SIGS | |
| 1 | NWEA Winter or NWEA Spring (99th percentile) |
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| 2 | NWEA Winter or NWEA Spring (95th percentile) |
CogAT (95th percentile) |
SIGS | |
| 3 | NWEA Winter or NWEA Spring (95th percentile) |
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| 4 | NWEA Winter or NWEA Spring (95th percentile) |
Currently in 1 year advanced math, Winter OR Spring NWEA 97th - 99th percentile AND Teacher recommendation | ||
| 5 | NWEA Winter or NWEA Spring (95th percentile) |
CogAT (95th percentile) |
SIGS | Currently in 1 year advanced math, Winter OR Spring NWEA 97th-99th percentile, AND Teacher recommendation |
| 6 | NWEA Winter or NWEA Spring (95th percentile) |
Currently in 1 year advanced math, Winter OR Spring NWEA 97th-99th percentile, AND Teacher recommendation |
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| 7-11 |
Junior high and high school coursework may be selected under the advisement of school counselors. |
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