2020-2021 Highly Capable Testing Calendar

2020-2021 Highly Capable Testing Calendar

Summer Testing: August 18 and 19 (testing students new to PSD attendance area)

August 19: Testing grade 7, 9:00-12:45
August 25: Selection Committee Meeting
September 11: Appeal Deadline (from Aug. 18-19)
September 15 25: (date change due to closure of buildings) Testing grades 3-6 (New to district) 9:00-11:45; grades 7-8, 9:00-12:30
September 21-24: Testing Grades 1-2 (new to district and from Spring referral) 9:00-11:00; 12:30-2:30
September 30: Selection/Appeal Committee Meeting
October 16: Appeal Deadline (from Sept. 21-25)
October 26: Selection/Appeal Committee Meeting
Young Scholars (testing current Kindergarteners)
October 12: Deadline for Kindergarten applications
October 19 – November 6: Kindergarten Testing window
November 16: Selection Committee Meeting
December 14: Appeal Deadline
December 17: Appeal Committee Meeting

PAGE (testing current 6^th and 7^th graders)

QUEST (testing current 3^rd - 5^th graders)

December 17: Deadline for QUEST applications
January 5 – 15 and 19 – 21: QUEST Testing window
QUEST (testing current 2^nd graders)
January 25 - February 11 and February 15 – 19: CogAT Screener administered in schools to all 2^nd graders
February 22 – 25: Make-up CogAT Screener
February 22: Deadline for post-screener consent (students in top 12%)
March 1 – 12: CogAT Post-screener testing window
March 16: Selection Committee Meeting
April 9: Appeal Deadline and Consent forms due
April 20: Appeal Committee Meeting
May 28: 2^nd grade appeals retest

Spring Young Scholars (testing grades K-1)

Elementary Schools