Gifted and Talented testing for 2nd Graders
The Darlington County School District will administer the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and the Cognitive Abilities Test to all second grade students this year and any other grade-level students that have been referred for testing.
The testing is a screening for placement in the district’s gifted and talented program for the 2017-18 school year.
The testing will be administered in two areas: achievement and aptitude. The Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) will be administered for achievement and the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) will be administered to determine the aptitude criteria. Students who meet the required criteria (Achievement: 94th national age percentile in reading comprehension or math concepts and problem solving; Aptitude: 93rd national age percentile in either verbal, non-verbal, quantitative, or total) may be eligible to participate in the gifted and talented program beginning in the 2017-18 school year. Students who meet one-half of the criteria will be eligible to participate in the STAR Performance Tasks in February and March.
For more information about the Gifted and Talented Program, please contact the Office of Arts and Innovative Programs at 843-398-2241.