- 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.
Multiage classrooms of students in Kindergarten and 1st grade, 2nd and 3rd grade, 4th and 5th grade.
The multiage CGP classroom is designed for highly gifted learners who need a more rapid pace, with the opportunity for radical acceleration, as well as enrichment opportunities. The grouping strategies are defined by student need, based on the learning continuum rather than grade level constructs. A community of learners is developed that supports the social and emotional needs of this unique learner. The thematic and project-based structures provide the learners a pathway that allows them to play an active role in their learning.
Highly gifted students eligible to apply for CGP include submission of:
Kindergarten
Applicants must meet one of the two following criteria.
- Cognitive abilities as indicated by one of the three below:
- Gifted qualification at 97 percentile or higher in the third area on a state-approved test such as the Naglieri Nonvergal Ability Test (NNAT2)
- Demonstrate a Full-Scale IQ of 130+ or higher on an intelligence test such as: Wechsler Intelligence Scale V (WISC-V) or the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test given by a licensed psychologist or 97%ile or higher in one of the three content areas (verbal, quantitative or non-verbal)
- Readiness Skills
CGP 1-8
- 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: Wechsler Intelligence Scale V (WISC-V) or the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test given by a licensed psychologist or 97%ile in 2 areas with at least a 90%ile in the third (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 application will be submitted online directly to the Gifted Learning Team.
- Cognitive abilities as indicated by one of the three below:
Application Process and Timeline
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2022-2023 K-8 CGP Application
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2023-2023 Kindergarten CGP Application
2023-2024 School Year Application Timeline
January 2, 2023
OPENS
**Applicants who meet priority criteria**
February 6, 2023
OPENS
All Applicants
December 13, 2023
CLOSES
Applications, waitlist placement, transfers
Students must be 5 years old before August 31st of the relevant school year.
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Applications will not be reviewed until all required documentation has been submitted.
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When a Comprehensive Gifted Program reaches enrollment capacity, approved applications will be placed on a waitlist.
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Students on the waitlist for the current year who have not been placed by the December cut-off will need to reapply for the next school year.
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Placement of special education students into the Comprehensive Gifted Program is contingent upon availability of special education services at the selected site.
Priority Criteria for applications:
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Applicants residing within the boundaries of the Learning Community of the Comprehensive Gifted Program for which they are applying.
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Applicants who have siblings currently attending the school to which they are applying.
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Applicants who have completed the Gifted Preschool program at the school to which they are applying for the Comprehensive Gifted Kindergarten Program.
Application Criteria for Comprehensive Gifted Program- Kindergarten:
Applicants must meet one of the two following criteria.
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Gifted qualification at 97 percentile or higher in one of these areas: verbal, non-verbal, and quantitative.
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IQ of 130 or higher
2023-2024 Kinder CGP Application - **Opens January 3, 2022**
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2023-2024 1-8 Grade CGP Application
2023-2024 School Year Application Timeline
October 17, 2022
OPENS
**Applicants who meet priority criteria**
November 7, 2022
OPENS
All Applicants
December 13, 2023
CLOSES
Applications, waitlist placement, transfers
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Applications will not be reviewed until all required documentation has been submitted.
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When a Comprehensive Gifted Program reaches enrollment capacity, approved applications will be placed on a waitlist.
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Students on the waitlist for the current year who have not been placed by the December cut-off will need to reapply for the next school year.
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Students enrolled in the 1st-7th grade Comprehensive Gifted Program who successfully complete the school year are automatically enrolled for the next year and do not need to reapply.
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Placement of special education students into the Comprehensive Gifted Program is contingent upon availability of special education services at the selected site.
**Priority Criteria for applications:
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Applicants residing within the boundaries of the Comprehensive Gifted Program’s Learning Community to which they are applying.
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Applicants who have siblings currently attending the school to which they are applying.
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Applicants who have completed the Comprehensive Gifted Program - Kindergarten at the school to which they are applying but do NOT have siblings who attend the same school.
2023-2024 CGP Application - **Opens October 17, 2022**
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CGP FAQs
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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.
Please use the link below to register for the tours.
CGP Tour Dates - 2022-2023 Dates
Arcadia Learning Community
Sept. 12, Nov. 10, Jan. 23, and March 20
Ingleside Middle School (10:00-11:00AM)
Tavan Elementary School (1:30-2:30PM)
Desert Mountain Learning Community
Sept. 15, Nov. 15, Jan. 26, and March 22
Desert Canyon Middle School (9:30-10:30AM)
Redfield Elementary School (1:30-2:30PM)
Saguaro Learning Community
Sept. 13, Nov. 14, Jan. 24, and March 21
Mohave Middle School (10:00-11:00AM)
Kiva Elementary School (1:00-2:00PM)
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If my child is accepted what do I do?
- If your child is accepted into the CGP, there are two 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.
- 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 two categories of acceptance based on availability.
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Do I need to apply each year to continue in CGP?
No, students in 1-8 grade do not need to reapply for program placement. Students in the Kindergarten CGP will need to reapply for 1st grade placement in the program. 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 Elementary, they will be automatically enrolled in the Desert Canyon Middle School CGP program. Students moving from 5th grade Tavan Elementary 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. Placements will be offered based on availability and teacher recommendation.
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Transportation Support
Please reach out to the transportation department to make arrangements for your transportation needs.
Contact Us
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Gifted Services
480-484-5014Sarah Torrilhon M. Ed.
Director of Gifted Learning Services
Sabrina Heavlin
Administrative Assistant
480-484-5014
Nicole Fagan
District Gifted Enrichment SpecialistColleen Felix
District Gifted Cluster Coach
CGP Schools
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School Grades Hopi Elementary School 5th Kiva Elementary School Multi-age K/1st, 2nd/3rd, 4th/5th Redfield Elementary School Multi-age K/1st, 2nd/3rd, 4th/5th Tavan Elementary School Multi-age K/1st, 2nd/3rd, 4th/5th Desert Canyon Middle School 6th-8th Ingleside Middle School 6th-8th Mohave Middle School 6th-8th CGP Tour Dates - 2022-2023 Dates
Arcadia Learning Community
Sept. 12, Nov. 10, Jan. 23, and March 20
Ingleside Middle School (10:00-11:00AM)
Tavan Elementary School (1:30-2:30PM)
Desert Mountain Learning Community
Sept. 15, Nov. 15, Jan. 26, and March 22
Desert Canyon Middle School (9:30-10:30AM)
Redfield Elementary School (1:30-2:30PM)
Saguaro Learning Community
Sept. 13, Nov. 14, Jan. 24, and March 21
Mohave Middle School (10:00-11:00AM)
Kiva Elementary School (1:00-2:00PM)
