Nomination Process
The Creighton Gifted and Talented program empowers adventurous thinking, kind-hearted leadership, and collaborative learning.
Are you interested in nominating or recommending a student to the gifted and talented program?
Please read below to determine if the child is bright or gifted
3 Ways to Nominate Students for Testing
Families
There are two ways to nominate; Online (below) or with a paper nomination. Families may pick up a paper nomination at the front office of all sites. Online nominations are completed by clicking the button below. Completed paper nominations must be returned to your school's front office. When testing dates have been scheduled, families will receive permission to test forms either online by email or via their child's teacher. Testing will occur three times a year at each site.
Teachers/Staff
There are two ways for teachers to nominate; Online (below) or with a paper nomination. Teachers may complete a nomination form from the front office of each site or click on the button below. Return the completed form(s) to the Gifted and Talented teacher's mailbox at your site. Upon verification, permission to test forms will be distributed. Testing will occur three times a year at each site.
Need more information? Check out the nomination slideshow below at the Teacher Nomination Slides button.
Students/Peers
There are two ways to nominate; Online (below) or with a paper nomination. A student may refer themselves or a peer to the program by filling out a peer nomination form in the front office or clicking the nomination button below. Return the completed form to the Gifted and Talented teacher's mailbox at your site. Upon verification, permission to test forms will be distributed. Testing will occur three times a year at each site.
Click on the appropriate button below to complete a nomination for Gifted and Talented services.
Once the testing dates are set, parents will receive permission to test forms so their child may be tested for Gifted and Talented services.
Thank you for your nominations!
COGAT testing occurs three times during the 2024-25 school year
Fall 2024 - September 9th - 13th
Winter 2025 - January 13th - 23rd
2nd Grade Screener 2025 - April 7th - 16th
Spring 2025 - April 21st - 25th
Please feel free to nominate at any time of the year, but be aware our department will only test 3 times per year.
Building on Strengths
The cognitive testing that is done measures your child’s ability according to three different areas, quantitative, verbal and non-verbal skills. When a person is confronted with a problem, s/he has the ability to use any of these reasoning skills to solve it. For example, if your child encounters a problem that is quantitative in nature, and s/he has a highly functioning quantitative skill set, s/he will do better than someone who is functioning higher in verbal reasoning. Therefore, the test really is just a measure of how well a person is able to solve general problems that require either one, two, or all of the reasoning skills that should be at their disposal.” (Riverside Publishing, Houghton Mifflin.). Click Here to read about how to build on areas of strength.