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Naperville Community Unit School District 203: gifted testing

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Academically Talented and Gifted (Honors Math, Project IDEA, Project IDEA Plus)

Grades 3-8

District 203 screens all students each year for academically talented and gifted services. Placement uses formal tests (CogAT, IOWA, MAP and, for Project IDEA Plus, the Figural Torrance Test of Creative Thinking) and teacher rating scales combined on a matrix; no single criterion decides. Grade 3 Honors Math placement runs in the fall; grades 3-7 can qualify for the next year's services in the spring, with testing starting January 2027.

TestGradesWhoWhen
CogAT3, 4, 5universal screening (one of several measures)Fall timeline for grade 3; spring testing from January 2027 for grades 3-7source

Published criteria

  • No single cutoff: scores and teacher ratings are combined on published placement matrices for Honors Math and Project IDEA / IDEA Plus. source

Deadlines

  • Grade 3 Honors Math appeal window (2026-10-26): The appeals window for Grade 3 Honors Math opens October 19 and closes October 26 at 3:00 PM CST. source

Appeals / retesting: Submit the online appeals form by the due date on the timeline, with an explanation and optionally one artifact. An Appeals Committee decides by consensus (provisional placement or no change); its decision is final for the school year. Late appeals are not accepted. source

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