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Mooresville Graded School District: gifted testing

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Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG)

Grades K-12

The first districtwide universal aptitude screening is the CogAT in the spring of second grade. Students new to the district in grades 3-5 with no aptitude score take the CogAT in the spring; other students can be referred and take the OLSAT or CogAT as an extra measure.

TestGradesWhoWhen
CogAT2All students testedSpringsource
CogAT3, 4, 5New-to-district students with no aptitude score on fileSpringsource
OLSAT3, 4, 5referral (OLSAT or CogAT as an additional measure)Not publishedsource

Published criteria

  • IG: at or above the 96th percentile on an aptitude assessment. AR and AM: at least 5 points on the district scoring grid for reading or math, using the highest age percentile in each area (verbal or composite for reading; quantitative, nonverbal or composite for math) with achievement data. source

Appeals / retesting: Step 1: a written request for a conference with the principal and AIG Specialist. Step 2: a written appeal to the AIG Coordinator within 30 days of that conference (conference within 10 school days). Then the Superintendent or designee, then the Board of Education. source

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