Students in Kindergarten through 12th grade may be nominated by a parent, student, teacher or other school personnel at any time. Students in kindergarten through 2nd grade may be nominated for AIG service when they demonstrate consistent performance two or more grade levels above their current grade. The SBCGE will review available indicators for all nominations.
2nd Grade - The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) administers the CogAT to all 2nd grade students. Students who obtain a CogAT composite or subtest score at or above the 85th percentile will be eligible to take the Iowa. Students who score at the 95th percentile on either the CogAT or Iowa will be considered for nomination to the School Based Committee for Gifted Education (SBCGE).
Nominations for 2nd grade are reviewed once CogAT and Iowa scores are available. Students are referred on the basis of these scores.
3rd, 4th ,and 5th Grade - Parent, student, teacher or other school personnel may submit nominations in writing to Mrs. Blewett or Mrs. Barnett by the end of the nomination window. Students who are referred by the SBCGE in grades 3–12 are administered the CogAT and Iowa during established testing windows.
SSA stands for Single Subject Acceleration. SSA is the practice of assigning a student to a higher-grade level than is typical, given the student's age, for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities in either Language Arts OR Mathematics. For more information, you can visit the WCPSS SSA page.