• Parent permission is required for pupils nominated for gifted testing.
    • Teachers use the 45-Day Child Identification Form to notify the gifted specialist of new pupils who excel. 

    • AASA Test Scores are used to test students in fourth through eighth grade in the fall.

    • Pupils in kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade who are currently enrolled in Cartwright District Schools may be nominated for the during the winter or spring testing session by parents, guardians, teachers, peers, or pupils may choose to self-nominate. 

      • Cartwright Elementary School District’s Checklist of Gifted Characteristics for Underrepresented Populations*  

    • In the winter, pupils in 5th grade who are currently enrolled in Cartwright District Schools will be blanket tested using the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test (NNAT3). 

    • In the spring, pupils in 2nd grade who are currently enrolled in Cartwright District Schools will be blanket tested using the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)

    • Testing accommodations are made for students with disabilities according to the students’ IEP or 504 plans.