- Scottsdale Unified School District
- Gifted
- Gifted Pre-K
Pre-K Gifted
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The Gifted Pre-K is designed for identified young children who have superior verbal and quantitative abilities and talents. The program provides an enriched environment offering advanced and rigorous academic curriculum while sparking curiosity, igniting creativity and nurturing talent. Students have access to advanced materials in reading and mathematics based on individual student mastery levels. Curiosity is peaked with a unique exposure to world language and cultures. Creativity is supported in music, visual arts and physical skills providing a wide base of expression. Our Music Instrument Exploration is founded on regular and sequential skill development. The plasticity of the young brain is capitalized through early exposure to a world language and culture exploration.
- Rigorous Academic Curriculum
- Accelerated Curriculum for Language Arts and Mathematics
- World Language and Culture
- Musical Instrument Exploration
- Kaplan’s Universal Theme of Exploration
The Gifted Pre-K will quicken the love of learning to last a lifetime!
Meetings and Tour Information
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Kiva
The Kiva Cougars offer tours by appointment. Please call 480-4894-2200. For more information visit Kiva’s website.
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How can my child be identified for the Gifted Pre-K?
There are multiple ways to determine if your child is eligible to join the Gifted Pre-K.
- Testing to determine eligibility is available for a non-refundable fee of $120 at the Community Education Office at 8500 E. Jackrabbit Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250 or through InTouch payment system Touchbase. Once you pay your testing fee, contact the Community Education office to schedule your child’s one-to-one test session at (480) 484-7932. All students must be 4 years old on or before August 31st. (SUSD reserves the right to determine what assessments will be used.)
- Licensed Psychologist reports using any age appropriate instrument identified on the ADE “State Approved Test List for the Identification of Gifted Students in Arizona” can be submitted for review to giftedlearning@susd.org. Generally, results such as the WPPSI, DAS, Stanford Binet or Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities are accepted in SUSD. Original psychologist reports must be submitted for review. For more information on how to submit reports, contact us at giftedlearning@susd.org.
- Testing to determine eligibility is available for a non-refundable fee of $120 at the Community Education Office at 8500 E. Jackrabbit Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250 or through InTouch payment system Touchbase. Once you pay your testing fee, contact the Community Education office to schedule your child’s one-to-one test session at (480) 484-7932. All students must be 4 years old on or before August 31st. (SUSD reserves the right to determine what assessments will be used.)
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What is the selection process to be eligible for the Gifted Pre-K?
- Provide test results indicating your child’s possible eligibility to the SUSD Gifted Office.
- If your child meets the entry requirements for acceptance into the Gifted Pre-K, a letter will be sent by email. To accept your position you will then register for the class at the Community Ed office. It is a first come, first served process. Call (480) 484-7900 for more information.
- Print your invitation letter and go to the Community Education Office to pay a non-refundable $75 registration fee and the first month’s tuition of $795 to accept your membership in the Gifted Pre-K. The parent has two business days from the time the email is sent to pay. This completes the selection process. If after two days and the registration is not complete, then the membership may be offered to the next in line.
- Selection is based on multiple factors:
- Gifted and High Potential Indicators
- First Come First Serve
- Residence in-district SUSD boundaries and the SUSD Open Enrollment priorities
- Classes offered will be determined by the number of qualified candidates.
- Parents will be notified by mail if their child is 1) fully accepted and invited, 2) probationary acceptance with a later possible follow-up invitation, or 3) does not qualify for Gifted Pre-K and is eligible for the standard Community Education Pre-Kindergarten programs at your local schools.
- Wait Lists are determined by the factors mentioned above.
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If I sign up preschool, will the fees transfer to Gifted Pre-K?
Yes, the fees from Community Education Preschool will be transfered to the Gifted Pre-K enrollment.
Contacts for the Gifted Pre-K
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Community Education
8500 E. Jackrabbit Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250
(480) 484-7932Gifted Learning and Acceleration Department
8500 E. Jackrabbit Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85250
(480) 484-5014
Sabrina Heavlin, Administrative AssistantKiva Elementary School
6911 E. McDonald Drive, Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
(480) 484-2200
Alice Spingola, Principal