Based on Lopatcong School District Policy #2464, multiple measures are used to identify students for the Gifted and Talented Program. Potential candidates are determined by baseline assessment information, or teacher recommendation.
Admittance requires that a student take the Otis Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) and achieve a score of 115 (School Ability Index). The OLSAT measures those verbal, quantitative,and figural reasoning skills that are most closely related to scholastic achievement. In addition, if your child achieves a 115 or higher, and s/he will be required to take the Torrance test of Creativity and achieve a minimum of 100.