ANNOUNCEMENT OF SCHOOL WIDE TESTING FOR GRADES 2 AND 4

All 2^nd and 4^th graders will take the Cognitive Ability Test (CogAT) the week of December 8, 2014. For those students in 1^st and 3^rd grade, you may request that your child participate in this round of testing. This is in accordance with HB 282, which requires that school districts provide multiple opportunities for testing to identify students as gifted. PLEASE NOTE THAT SCORES ON FIRST GRADE TESTS WILL NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR PULL-OUT GIFTED SERVICES.

If you would like to have your grade 1 and/or grade 3 child(ren) participate in the December administration of the CogAT, please contact Mrs. Shawn Rosekrans, in writing. You may make this request via email or kidmail.  This request can be emailed to Mrs. Rosekrans at rosekranss@sycamoreschools.org  No requests will be accepted after Monday, December 1, 2014.  Please mention the teacher and grade level in your request. It would be helpful to copy your request to your child’s teacher, as well.

Please note that your child will be tested sometime during the aforementioned week. No specific date or time can be offered. Thank you for your understanding and patience.