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Alamance-Burlington School System: gifted testing
Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG)
Grades K-12Every second grader takes an ability test each spring (the "sweep screen"): the online Naglieri General Ability Tests, or a paper CogAT. Second graders at the 80th percentile or higher on the verbal and/or quantitative part go on for more review in the fall of grade 3, including the Iowa achievement test.
| Test | Grades | Who | When | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naglieri | 2 | All students tested | Spring | source |
| CogAT | 2 | Paper-and-pencil alternative in the sweep screen; also used in other grades | Spring | source |
| Iowa Assessments | 3, 4, 5 | Students in the talent pool | Not published | source |
Published criteria
- Screening step: 80th percentile or higher on the verbal and/or quantitative part of the spring ability test. source
- AIG: an ability score (verbal, quantitative or a partial composite) at the 90th-99th percentile plus Iowa reading and/or math at the 90th-99th percentile (or Level 5 on the EOG/BOG). IG: 95th-99th percentile on the total or verbal-quantitative composite (CogAT or Naglieri). Highly gifted: 97th-99th percentile on both the ability and Iowa tests. source
- IG: 95th-99th percentile on the total or verbal-quantitative composite (CogAT or Naglieri). source
Appeals / retesting: Parents of students tested for AIG receive the district's due process procedures. Students within 3 percentile points of a cutoff may be retested with an alternate test or a performance task. source
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- Alamance-Burlington School System Local AIG Plan 2025-2028 (NC DPI) (checked 2026-10-28)
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