Xenia Community Schools conducts whole-group screening for gifted education in the spring of second grade and the fall of fourth grade using the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT). These tests are used to screen for gifted identification and measure cognitive ability. Based on the results of the CogAT, students are then screened for Creative Thinking identification. Whole-group Gifted screening and identification based on the MAP assessments in grades 2-8 may result in gifted identification in reading and mathematics.
Students may be nominated for possible gifted identification at any grade level; the district conducts small group testing twice a year for this purpose.
DOWNLOAD the printable Nomination form.