Applications and nominations for 2016-17 highly capable placement are being accepted until 4 p.m. on Nov. 3. Parents of students in current grades 1-7 who want their child tested for highly capable services may submit an application for highly capable testing. Anyone with knowledge of a student who may be eligible for highly capable services may submit a nomination form for highly capable consideration.

At the kindergarten level, only Northshore enrolled students will be tested.

The district is no longer administering the reading and math portions of the ITBS to all second- and sixth-grade students in their classrooms.

Parents of students in grades 1-7 interested in having their child tested for highly capable services will need to complete an application form.

Application Information

• Parents of students currently in grades 1-7 interested in the Highly Capable Program must now apply for testing during the application window, now through 4 p.m. on Nov. 3. The district no longer administers the ITBS to all 2nd- and 6th-grade students.

• Both the ITBS (December) and CogAT (January/February) will be administered at one grade level up from child’s current grade level as part of the highly capable assessment process for applicants in current grades 1-7.

Eligibility for Services

• The district Multidisciplinary Selection Team (MST) will review all available data to determine those students who are eligible for services. A matrix will no longer be used to determine qualification of students for services in 2nd through 8th grade.

• Parents will be notified of ITBS and CogAT scores in a single letter along with the MST’s determination of highly capable eligibility. The appeal process will also be outlined in the letter.

More information about Highly Capable Programs as well as the application and nomination forms are available on the district website at www.nsd.org/hicap.