Chickasaw City School District parent navigator Last updated 09/14/2026
Gifted Education, made navigable.
Chickasaw explains who can refer, how every second grader is observed, what evidence the eligibility team reviews, and who families can contact to start the process.
Understand the program. Manage the process. Build the learner.
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Know what the program actually requires.
Get the local program name, grades, identification process, services, deadlines, parent steps, and official instructions—all in plain language.
Navigator adds a child-specific timeline, deadline and policy alerts, a guided checklist, and one place to organize forms, work samples, and questions for the school.
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What the official record confirms
Know the program. Know the route.
Applicable school year: 2026-27. Bloomfield separates official requirements from our preparation guidance.
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How a child enters the process
Parent consent
Written parent consent is required before evaluation and initial placementSource ↗
Who may refer
Teachers, counselors, parents or guardians, peers, the student, or another knowledgeable person may referSource ↗
Gifted coordinator
Contact Sheila Smith at 251-380-8383 or ssmith@chickasawschools.comSource ↗
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How the district makes a decision
Second Grade Child Find
All second-grade students are observed as potential gifted referralsSource ↗
Aptitude evidence
Individual or group test of intelligence or creativitySource ↗
At least three indicators such as achievement scores, grades, products, work samples, or portfoliosSource ↗
Multiple-criteria matrix
Aptitude, characteristics, and performance evidence is entered on the state matrix to determine eligibilitySource ↗
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When the process moves
State referral timing
Standard referrals may be submitted at any time for an enrolled public-school student age six or olderSource ↗
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What happens after a decision
Eligibility-team evidence
The team reviews aptitude or creativity scores, products, portfolios, work samples, and gradesSource ↗
Your family's route
See the next move—and where Bloomfield helps.
This plan translates the published process without changing it. Confirm current district instructions before submitting.
StepYour familyBloomfield Navigator
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Your next moveAsk Chickasaw City School District who currently receives family gifted referrals and request the written referral and consent instructions.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
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Your next moveDescribe the learning need with a few specific observations: unusual depth, rapid mastery, original problem solving, or sustained advanced interest.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
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Your next moveSave authentic work samples or teacher feedback that already exists; do not create or polish evidence solely for the referral.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
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Your next moveAsk which assessments and classroom evidence the team will review, when a decision is expected, and what services look like at the child's school.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
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Your next moveKeep copies of the referral, consent, evidence, and district responses, and confirm any dates directly before relying on them.
How Bloomfield helps
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Application support
Prepare the story before you open the form.
District forms and prompts vary. This annotated, fictional example shows how to turn a real observation into useful evidence without copying language or inventing accomplishments.
District rules and Bloomfield guidance stay clearly separated.
The program facts above come from the linked official sources. Bloomfield's checklist translates those facts into practical next steps without predicting selection or presenting parent anecdotes as district policy.
Official requirement
Supported by the district links and applicable school year shown on this guide.
Bloomfield guidance
A plain-language explanation or constructive preparation recommendation.
Parent-reported insight
Shown only when it is dated, moderated, and clearly labeled—not as an official rule.