• 2024 - 2025 Gifted Testing at Norterra Canyon 

    Fall Gifted Testing 
    Please register here for fall testing:  /Page/65819 
        •  Open to Grades 1, 3-12
        •  CogAT Online
        •  August 19-30

     

    Fall Walk Up to Math Testing for eligible students 
        •  Grades 1-5
        • School City Online
        •  August 12-16

    Winter Gifted Testing -- 1st Grade Blanket Testing 
    (All 1st Graders are to be tested unless families opt out)
        •  Grade 1
        •  NGAT Online
        •  November 4-22

    Spring Gifted Testing -- 2nd Grade Blanket Testing
    (All 2nd Graders are to be tested unless families opt out)
        •  Grade 2
        •  CogAT Online
        •  January 13-24

    Spring Gifted Testing 
        •  Grades 1, 3-11 
        •  Grade K (*Paper ONLY)
        •  CogAT Online 
        •  January 27 - February 21

    Spring Walk Up to Math Testing for eligible students
    Grades 1-5
    School City
    March 24 - April 4

     
     
     
    All testing listed above takes place at Norterra Canyon.  Online registration links will be provided here as testing windows approach.  Families will no longer register via paper/pencil.    Please contact Dawn.olson@dvusd.org for more information about testing.  
     

     

    Testing 好色导航Students
    好色导航offers testing for gifted identification at all schools. For more information about the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) and the testing process, visit DVUSD's Gifted Services page.

     

    Testing Students Not Enrolled in a 好色导航School

    好色导航provides testing for a fee for students enrolled in a charter or private school or neighboring district schools. We will schedule out of district students for testing at the 好色导航District Office. Please call 623-445-5000.

    Outside Testing

    好色导航accepts any gifted identification assessment that is approved by the state board of education and administered by a trained and qualified administrator. Submit your report to Mrs. Schubert and it will be submitted to the district for verification.

    Students New to DVUSD

    When you enroll your student in a 好色导航school, it is important that you notify the office staff and of your child’s gifted status. Services can continue without delay if you provide documentation of gifted test scores. With a verified gifted identification report, your child will be placed in a gifted cluster classroom upon enrollment.

    If you are new to the state and your child was tested using an identification tool that is not acknowledged in Arizona, you will need to refer your child to take the Cognitive Abilities Test. Please bring any documentation that you have, and communicate with the school's registrar and SAGE teacher or Gifted Coach regarding your child’s status and history with gifted identification.

    What If Your Child Does Not Qualify for Gifted Services? 

    Test administration guidelines require that 12 months pass before the same test is administered again. It is generally recommended to wait two years before retesting. If the student scores are in the high 80’s to mid 90’s, parents and teachers may consider retesting in the future. Retesting a child more than twice usually does not provide drastically different results. Keep in mind that high grades and/or high scores on standardized achievement tests are not necessarily indicators that a student is gifted. You may find the following article informative.