Our Gifted and Talented Teams, consisting of the Gifted and Talented teachers, building principals, and the Director of Curriculum and Instruction began the process of reviewing data in June for each and every student entering first grade through seventh grade in September 2025. This work will continue throughout the month of July.
Parents whose child/children are accepted into the Gifted and Talented program for the 2025-2026 school year will receive email notification by the end of August. Students must meet the criteria annually to continue in the program. A summary of the identification criteria for each grade level is listed below.
For more detailed information about this and other aspects of the Saddle Brook School District Gifted and Talented Program, please visit our website: https://sites.google.com/sbpsnj.org/saddlebrookpublicschools/gifted-and-talented-program
Summary of Identification Criteria by Grade Level
Students entering 1st grade:
● DIBELS end of year assessment from Kindergarten
● Reading and writing report card grades from Trimester 3 of Kindergarten
● Math report card grades from Trimester 3 of Kindergarten
Students entering 2nd grade:
● DIBELS end of year assessment from 1st grade
● Reading and writing report card grades from Trimester 3 of 1st grade
● Math report card grades from Trimester 3 of 1st grade
Students entering 3rd grade:
● DIBELS end of year assessment from 2nd grade
● Reading and writing report card grades from Trimester 3 of 2nd grade
● Math report card grades from Trimester 3 of 2nd grade
● CoGAT Assessment from spring of 2nd grade
Students entering 4th grade:
● DIBELS end of year assessment from 3rd grade
● Reading and writing report card grades from Trimester 3 of 3rd grade
● Math report card grades from Trimester 3 of 3rd grade
● LinkIt Benchmark End of Year Assessment for 3rd Grade Math
● NJSLA ELA Spring of 3rd Grade ●
NJSLA Math Spring of 3rd Grade
Students entering 5th grade:
● Reading and writing report card grades from Trimester 3 of 4th grade
● Math report card grades from Trimester 3 of 4th grade
● LinkIt Benchmark End of Year Assessment for 4th Grade ELA
● LinkIt Benchmark End of Year Assessment for 4th Grade Math
● NJSLA ELA Spring of 4th Grade ● NJSLA Math Spring of 4th Grade
● CoGAT Assessment from spring of 4th grade
Students entering 6th grade:
● Reading and writing report card grades from Trimester 3 of 5th grade
● Math report card grades from Trimester 3 of 5th grade
● LinkIt Benchmark End of Year Assessment for 5th Grade ELA
● LinkIt Benchmark End of Year Assessment for 5th Grade Math
● NJSLA ELA Spring of 5th Grade
● NJSLA Math Spring of 5th Grade
Students entering 7th grade:
● Final Grade for Reading
● Final Grade for Writing
● Final Grade for Math
● Final Grade for Science
● Final Grade for Social Studies
● LinkIt Benchmark End of Year Assessment for 6th Grade ELA
● LinkIt Benchmark End of Year Assessment for 6th Grade Math
● NJSLA ELA Spring of 6th Grade
● NJSLA Math Spring of 6th Grade
● CoGAT Assessment from spring of 6th grade
Please note that all students are evaluated for the program each year and must meet the criteria annually for acceptance to the program or to continue in the program.