- Scottsdale Unified School District
- Gifted
- Comprehensive Gifted Program
Comprehensive Gifted Program (CGP) Information
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The Comprehensive Gifted Program (CGP) is designed to provide highly gifted, elementary and middle school students, who possess advanced intellectual, academic, talent or creative capabilities with unique educational opportunities. The CGP program is founded on thematic interdisciplinary studies, academic rigor, critical and creative thinking. It is the goal of the CGP to provide a comprehensive program that is responsive to the unique academic, creative, social and emotional needs of the precocious gifted child.
Highly gifted students eligible to apply for CGP include submission of:
- Cognitive abilities as indicated by one of the three below:
- Score in the 97th percentile or higher in two or more areas (verbal, quantitative or non-verbal) and a 90th percentile or higher in the third area on a state-approved test such as the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
- A combined score of the three areas of 284 or higher
- Demonstrate a Full-Scale IQ of 135 or higher on an Intelligence Test such as: Weschler Intelligence Scale V (WISC-V) or the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test given by a licensed psychologist or on two or more areas (verbal, quantitative or non-verbal)
- Advanced academic achievement measured by District or state assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics
- Recent Report Card, if available.
- Strong teacher recommendation as indicated by a teacher completing and submitting a gifted characteristic profile. This information is confidential and should be submitted directly to the Gifted Specialist in a sealed and signed envelope. Other factors may be considered such as Principal recommendations or other impact factors.
- Handwritten Student Application letter requesting placement in the CGP. Optional for students in kindergarten. Address it to the CGP Admission Committee.
Work with your home school’s Gifted Enrichment Specialist to gather and complete the CGP components. The Specialist will submit the completed application to the District Gifted and Accelerated Learning department. All applications are considered based on a first come, first serve basis.
- Cognitive abilities as indicated by one of the three below:
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CGP Tours
Gifted Services are available at all SUSD schools. If you are interested in a tour and would like to learn more about a school's gifted program, please contact the school's front office.
CGP TOUR DATES TBD
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Applying for the CGP
- Contact your school’s Gifted Enrichment Specialist to discuss the particular learning needs of your gifted child.
- Gather the components of the CGP application: Application, Teacher Profile of Student, Report Card, Student Application Letter and Parent Explanation. If available, attach student standardized achievement data such as: AZ Merit or other state-level testing.
- All completed applications will be given full consideration.
- Click here to download the application for the CGP
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If my child is accepted what do I do?
- If your child is accepted into the CGP, there are three categories of acceptance based on availability.
- Accepted into the CGP means that the student can be registered immediately into the program at the requested school. The family has 5 business days to register at the CGP school from the date of notification. Contact your present school to coordinate withdrawal and enrollment at the CGP school. If the family decides to refuse placement, please call the Gifted Department and release the position. The student’s name will be placed at the bottom of the waitlist if requested.
- Waitlist Accepted into the CGP means that the student qualifies for acceptance, but there are no seats available at the time. The student will be placed on a waitlist and will be contacted when an opening occurs.
- Reserve Accepted into CGP means the student will have the first available seat when the class is opened in the future. For example, a student is in second grade, applies, qualifies and is accepted, then defers placement until fourth grade.
- If necessary, contact your home school’s registrar to withdraw. Take your letter to the CGP school registrar with student birth certificate, immunization records, proof of residence, parent/guardian photo id and the CGP Acceptance letter to immediately take the CGP seat.
- If you do not plan to accept the spot in the CGP classroom, then contact the gifted department to decline your spot. Go to giftedlearning@susd.org to communicate your intentions.
- If your child is accepted into the CGP, there are three categories of acceptance based on availability.
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Do I need to apply each year to continue in CGP?
No. Each spring you will have a chance to claim your position for the next grade level. Students will be automatically enrolled in the next level of CGP, unless the family opts-out of the program. For students moving from 5th grade Redfield, they will be automatically enrolled in the Desert Canyon Middle School CGP program. Students moving from 5th grade Hopi will automatically be enrolled in Ingleside Middle School.
Kiva Elementary School fifth grade students will automatically move to Mohave Middle School. If a family wants to move to a different school than is designated for sixth grade, the family should contact giftedlearning@susd.org to make a request. Placement will be offered based on availability and teacher recommendation.
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Transportation Support
Limited Transportation Support is Available. For more information and to request transportation for your student, email a completed Transportation Request Form to rdaut@susd.org.
CGP Registration
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Applications for 1st-8th grade are now being accepted.
Complete applications may be submitted to the gifted department in person or via email. Applications will be reviewed at the end of each month. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
The first month of applications, October 7-November 4, is for application to the program for your home school only. All other applications will be held until the second month for review.
CGP Schools
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School Grades Hopi Elementary School 4th - 5th Kiva Elementary School 3rd - 5th Redfield Elementary School Kdg - 5th Desert Canyon Middle School 6th - 8th Ingleside Middle School 6th - 8th Mohave Middle School 6th - 8th CGP Tour Dates - TBD
