Important Dates & Helpful Links
Important Dates
August 2023
Monday, 8/7 - First day of Gifted Classes
September 2023
9/1 - 9/30 - Parent Referral Window (link will be on MES website)
9/12 - Gifted Testing Informational Meeting, MES Auditorium, 8:00-9:00
9/19 - Second Look Testing Window opens (for select students based on their first look scores)
October 2023
10/6 - Second Look Testing Window closes
January 2024
1/3 - Newly eligible GATE students begin classes
February 2024
First Look Testing Window (NNAT) - February 5th - March 1st
March 2024
Gifted Education Month - events offered by APS throughout the month (See schedule below.)
3/9 - Gifted Parent University 2024, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy, 1190 Northwest Dr. NW Atlanta, Georgia 30318 (Click here to RSVP to the event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfZZM-SCeQavLxbLzIPExUbviTFQdCxS4nlBrROk3dCYNDq_Q/viewform )
3/13 - 3/26 - First Look Testing Window for Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT)
Calendar of Events.pdfHelpful Links
Parent Video 2022-23 Gifted Testing Process 8.3.2022.mp4Please visit the Atlanta Public Schools Gifted and Talented website for more information on testing and referral. You will find answers to frequently asked questions about how we identify, serve, enrich, and support gifted students: https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/20890 .