Skip To Main Content

mobile-container

mobile-staff-nav

mobile-district-nav

mobile-header-utility-nav

mobile-main-nav

header-container

header-top

GBAPS

Green Bay Area Public School District

Translate

staff-nav

schools-nav

header-utility-nav

search-container

header-bottom

horizontal-nav

Translate

Identification Process

A comprehensive identification process for identifying students for gifted and/or talented services includes multiple assessments:

  • Screener Assessments
  • Ability Assessments
  • Achievement Assessments
  • Performance classroom assessments 
  • Parent Observation 
  • Teacher Observation

 Assessment Schedule, Types, and Purpose

Assessment

Grade Levels

Use of Assessment Data

Frequency of Assessment

How Results May Be Shared with Parents/Guardians

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) 

Available in English and Spanish

K-12

Used to measure students’ learned reasoning abilities in the three areas most linked to academic success in school:  Verbal, Quantitative, and Nonverbal.  

As requested by the Learning Support Team.  There are fall, winter, and spring testing windows.  

  • Learning Support Team Meeting
  • Phone
  • U.S. Mail
  • School Messenger (phone message)

Curriculum Assessments; Grade-Level / Content Area Classroom Common Assessments

PK-12

Used to analyze student academic performance 

Varies

  • Report Card
  • Parent/Teacher Conference
  • Teacher Home Communications

Wisconsin Forward Exam

Grades 3-8

State-required assessment

Once annually in the spring

  • U.S. Mail

ACT

Grade 11

State-required assessment

Statewide in spring for juniors; students may opt to register for the test at additional times

  • Parent Portal

ACT Aspire

Grades 9-10

State-required assessment

Once annually in the spring

  • Parent Portal