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The District defines gifted students as those who perform, or who show the potential to perform, at significantly advanced levels of accomplishment when compared with students their comparable age and background. These students exhibit high performance capacity in intellectual ability, and/or a specific academic field. Gifted students are represented in all racial, ethnic, disability groups and across all socioeconomic strata. They require specialized instruction, services, and/or activities not ordinarily provided by the general education program to maximize their academic and social, and emotional pursuits. (Aligned to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) definition)
Core beliefs about gifted children
- Gifted children are unique and are as different from one another as they are from the population as a whole.
- Gifted children exist in all cultural groups, at all economic levels, among populations with other special needs, and in all areas of human endeavor.
- Gifted children learn differently and require special educational experiences to grow academically and achieve their highest potential.
- Gifted children, because of heightened intellectual and social-emotional intensities, need support and encouragement from individuals who recognize, validate, and nurture their giftedness.
U-46 provides a variety of gifted programs to ensure that every high-achieving student has an opportunity to excel.
- IGNITE: Inquiry and Gifted Network for Ingenuity Talent and Exploration (IGNITE) and its Dual Language counterpart are school-within-a-school programs for 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade students who demonstrate achievement or specific academic aptitude in the areas of Mathematics and English Language Arts and perform beyond the norm for their age group.
- Middle School Gifted: Gifted services continue through 8th grade with Gifted Sites at all U-46 Middle Schools; 5 of which also house Dual Language Gifted Programs.
Contact Us
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Milena Nedeljkovic
Assistant Director of Postsecondary Success-Gifted, Accelerated and Magnet Programs
847-888-5000 ext. 5308
milenanedeljkovic@u-46.orgKaren Carlsen
Gifted Administrative Assistant
847-888-5000 ext. 5356
Gifted Updates
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Gifted screening and informational meeting - Fall 2024
Oct. 21, 2024
Gifted screening and informational meeting
Dear U-46 Parents and Guardians of 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Students,
U-46 provides a variety of Gifted programs to ensure that high-achieving students have an opportunity to excel.
Between October 21 and November 1, 2024, all 6th grade students will take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT). Any 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students who have not previously participated in CogAT will be tested. Students who have been tested will not be retested in CogAT.
We will be administering the CogAT during the school day. Universal CogAT is a screener which is part of our identification process to consider eligibility for gifted placement. The exact day of your child’s test event is available from their school.
Each child’s comprehensive student profile will be evaluated to determine Gifted placement. Placement determinations and CogAT scores will be emailed to all households with students participating in the screening.
No action is required from you, this notice is to inform you of the upcoming screening.
Students in 6th grade already in our elementary Gifted program (IGNITE or Dual Language IGNITE), will participate in the screening, but their continued participation is automatic. IGNITE students will proceed to Middle School Gifted.
More information can be found at u-46.org/gifted. In addition, an information session about U-46’s Gifted programs will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the U-46 Welcome Center, 1019 E. Chicago St., Elgin. The presentation will be offered in English and Spanish.
If you have questions, please use Let’s Talk.
Sincerely,
Milena Nedeljkovic
Assistant Director of Postsecondary Success - Gifted, Accelerated, and Magnet Programs
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Evaluación para estudiantes sobresalientes y reunión informativa
21 de octubre de 2024
Estimados padres y tutores legales de estudiantes de 3º, 4º, 5º y 6º grado de U-46,
U-46 ofrece una variedad de programas para estudiantes sobresalientes con el fin de que los estudiantes de alto rendimiento tengan la oportunidad de sobresalir.
Entre el 21 de octubre y el 1 de noviembre, todos los estudiantes de 6º grado tomarán la Prueba de Habilidades Cognitivas (CogAT) durante el día escolar. Los estudiantes de 3º, 4º o 5º que no hayan participado anteriormente en el CogAT deberán tomar la prueba. Los estudiantes que hayan tomado la prueba no tendrán que repetirla.
Estaremos administrando el CogAT durante el día escolar. El CogAT universal es una prueba de evaluación que forma parte de nuestro proceso de identificación para considerar la elegibilidad para la colocación de estudiantes sobresalientes. La escuela de su hijo(a) le informará de la fecha exacta de la prueba.
El perfil completo de cada estudiante será evaluado para determinar la colocación en programas para estudiantes sobresalientes. Las determinaciones de colocación, junto con las puntuaciones del CogAT, se enviarán por correo a todos los hogares de los estudiantes que participen en la prueba. No se requiere ninguna acción por su parte, este aviso es para informarle de la prueba que se realizará próximamente.
Los estudiantes de 6º grado que ya estén en nuestro programa para estudiantes elementales sobresalientes (IGNITE o IGNITE Lenguaje Dual), participarán en la prueba pero su participación continua es automática. Los estudiantes de IGNITE pasarán a la Escuela Intermedia de estudiantes sobresalientes.
Más información en u-46.org/gifted. Además, habrá una sesión informativa sobre los programas para estudiantes sobresalientes de U-46 el miércoles, 4 de diciembre a las 6 p.m. en el Centro de Bienvenida de U-46, 1019 E. Chicago St., Elgin. La presentación se ofrecerá en inglés y español.
Si tiene alguna pregunta, utilice Let's Talk.
Atentamente,
Milena Nedeljkovic
Subdirectora de Éxito de Estudios Superiores - Programas de Estudiantes Sobresalientes, Acelerados y de Enfoque Especializado