The Application Process

2025-26 Testing Dates and Application Deadlines for Elementary School

Students currently in Grade 2 interested in Academically Gifted Identification:

Grade 2 Screening @ RMES (Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, NNAT) ~ Thursday, December 11, 2025
- Please complete an online application if your child scores 90% or higher. If your child scores lower than 90%, you may also complete an online application.
- Parents/teachers who see evidence of advanced ability are encouraged to refer students for further testing. Please get in touch with your child's teacher or me with any questions.
Grades 2-5 Gifted Resource Cluster Program Application Deadline (Academically Identified) ~ February 6, 2026 by 4:00 pm
Grades 2-5 ODS Application Deadline (must be identified as academically gifted in VBCPS to apply) ~ February 6, 2026 by 4:00 pm
Grade 2 Applicant Testing using CogAT (students must have submitted an online application) ~ March 25, 2026

Students currently in Grades 3-4 interested in Academically Gifted Identification:

Grades 2-5 Gifted Resource Cluster Program Application Deadline (Academically Identified) ~ January 6, 2026 by 4:00 pm
Grades 2-5 ODS Application Deadline (must be identified as academically gifted in VBCPS to apply) ~ January 6, 2026 by 4:00 pm
Grades 3-5 Applicant Testing using CogAT (students must have submitted an online application) ~ February 3, 2026

Students currently in Grade 5 interested in Academically Gifted Identification:

Grade 5 Screening @ RMES (Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, NNAT) ~ Monday, October 20, 2025
- Note: Students who are currently identified as academically gifted in VBCPS will not need to be screened on this date; they will be removed from their classroom during their scheduled testing window to work with Ms. Housianitis
- Please complete an online application if your child scores 90% or higher. If your child scores lower than 90%, you may also complete an online application.
- Parents/teachers who see evidence of advanced ability are encouraged to refer students for further testing. Please get in touch with your child's teacher or me with any questions.
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP) at Plaza Middle School Parent Information Night ~ TBD
- Note: Contact Laura Purvis, MYP Coordinator, with any questions.
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program (IBMYP) at Plaza Middle School (students do not have to be identified as academically gifted in VBCPS to apply) ~ TBD
Grade 5 Gifted Resource Cluster Program Application Deadline (Academically Identified) ~ January 6, 2026 by 4:00 pm
Grade 5 ODS Application Deadline (must be identified as academically gifted in VBCPS to apply) ~ January 6, 2026 by 4:00 pm
Grade 5 Applicant Testing using CogAT (students must have submitted an online application) ~ February 3, 2026

Students currently in Grades 2-5 interested in Art Gifted Identification:

11/12/25 ~ Gifted Art/Dance Education Citywide Parent Information Night. Tours of the dance studios at 5:00 p.m., presentation at 5:30 p.m. at Old Donation School, 4633 Honeygrove Road.
TBD ~ Middle School Gifted Visual Arts Program, housed at Virginia Beach Middle School, Citywide Parent Information Night for students currently in grades 5-7. Gifted Visual Arts presentation at 5:15 p.m. Rising 6-8 grade information at Virginia Beach Middle School, 600 25th Street.
1/6/26 ~ Gifted Dance Education applications are due by 4:00 p.m. VBCPS student’s application is to be submitted online. Non-VBCPS applications are due to Old Donation School 4633 Honeygrove Road by 4:00 p.m. Late or faxed applications will not be processed.
1/7/26 ~ Portfolios are distributed to all students who submitted an online application by the January 7, 2025, 4:00 p.m. deadline.
1/29/26 ~ Gifted Visual Arts completed portfolios due to the student’s Gifted Resource Teacher, by 4:00 p.m. Non-VBCPS portfolios due to Old Donation School, 4633 Honeygrove Road, by 4:00 p.m. Late or faxed portfolios will not be processed.

Students currently in Grades 2-5 interested in Dance Gifted Identification:

11/12/25 ~ Gifted Art/Dance Education Citywide Parent Information Night. Tours of the dance studios at 5:00 p.m., presentation at 5:30 p.m. at Old Donation School, 4633 Honeygrove Road.
1/6/26 ~ Gifted Dance Education applications are due by 4:00 p.m. VBCPS student’s application is to be submitted online. Non-VBCPS applications are due to Old Donation School 4633 Honeygrove Road by 4:00 p.m. Late or faxed applications will not be processed.
2/10/26-2/13/26 ~ Gifted Dance Education Auditions at Old Donation School
3/20/26 ~ Gifted Dance Education Identification/Selection Committee decisions are emailed to parents/guardians.

Where To Begin?

Step 1: Read all the information about available programs, application deadlines, and screening/testing dates below.

Step 2: Know your child's lunch number and his/her computer password used at school each day.

Step 3: ApplicClick on giftedapplication.vbcps.com to complete the Parent Information Form for gifted identification in academics and/or Brickell Academy at ODS. Click on danceandartapplication.vbcps.com to complete the Parent Information Form for gifted identification in dance and/or visual arts at Brickell Academy at ODS.

Step 4: Submit the application. Once you submit a complete application, an email will be sent to your child's teacher(s) informing them that they need to complete and submit a Teacher Information Form. The Gifted Resource Teacher will collaborate with the classroom teacher(s) to complete the Teacher Information Form.

Step 5: Access ParentVue to view your child's screening and/or testing results. SOL scores can also be viewed on this site.

Available Programs

* RMES Gifted Cluster Program * Brickell Academy at ODS for Grades 3-8 *

* ODS Gifted Dance * ODS Gifted Visual Arts *

Gifted Dance Education Program

The Gifted Dance Education Program is a pull-out model for identified students in Grades 3-8 and is housed at Old Donation School. Admission into the program is determined through an application process. Dance students are presented with a comprehensive curriculum that emphasizes the areas of concepts and skill development, dance history and appreciation, and creativity.

Gifted Art Education Program

In addition to the application submitted online, students must also submit a completed portfolio. Completed online applications are due January 6, 2026 by 4:00 pm and student portfolios will be distributed the following day (January 7th, 2026) and must be returned by January 29, 2026 by 4:00 pm.
1. 1. - Click HERE to access the online art application.
Identified Grades 3-5 students may participate in the Gifted Visual Arts Program housed at Old Donation School. Admission into this one-day-per-week pull-out program (on Wednesdays) is determined through an application and audition process. Instruction in the program challenges students gifted in the visual arts. The curriculum integrates art history, criticism, aesthetic perception, creativity, theory and skill development, as well as components from the core curriculum of knowledge.
Any Grades 6-8 student identified as gifted in visual arts who wishes to participate in the Gifted Visual Arts Program can attend Virginia Beach Middle School as a full-time student. At this time, the Gifted Visual Arts Program is incorporated within the middle school's daily schedule. Gifted Visual Arts Program student schedules integrate a zero bell to provide time for visual arts and another elective during the student’s middle school day. Students in Grades 6-7 have health and physical education scheduled during the zero bell; students in Grade 8 have art studio. Transportation to Virginia Beach Middle School is provided for all students attending the Gifted Visual Arts Program.

Students currently in Grades 2-7 are eligible to apply for the Dance and Visual Art Programs.

Parent Information Night - TBD

Click HERE for additional information about Gifted Art and Dance.

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