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Testing Update
Attention parents of enrolled K-8 students. You will be receiving a postcard in the mail by September 18 that can be returned postage free if you want your child evaluated for possible 2010-2011 GATE services. Parents of current 5th and 8th grade GATE students need to test to determine possible continuing services in 6th grade and high school. GATE students in grades 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th do not need to retest to continue current GATE services.

About GATE
The Gifted and Talented Education program offers services for gifted or potentially gifted students.

The GATE program provides instructional services for approximately 4,800 students each year in grades 1 through 10. Over 110 staff members teach in full-time or part-time GATE positions. Over 5,000 students take the GATE test each year.

TUSD recognizes that gifted students have special educational needs that should be met within the context of educating the whole child through a variety of services and options. Each of these options should be available on a district-wide basis.

The role of the Gifted Education program is to:

• Identify the particular abilities and needs of these students.
• Challenge students functioning at the highest level of ability.
• Encourage underachieving students who are capable of the highest performance.
• Promote higher level creative and productive thinking skills throughout the district.
• Promote creative or productive achievement.

See also Policy IHBB, Gifted and Talented Education.

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