Who and which grades
Published coverageDistrictwide gifted services, whole-group enrichment, campus ACE support, and advanced secondary coursework
Jonesboro School District parent navigator Official local sources · reviewed 2026-09-08
Accelerated and Creative Education (ACE),
made navigable.
Jonesboro calls its gifted program Accelerated and Creative Education, or ACE. Identification uses recommendations, grades, task commitment, creativity, standardized tests, objective evidence, and committee judgment; services emphasize independent learning, higher-level thinking, leadership, and creative potential.
Independent from Jonesboro School District. Official district instructions always control.
What the official record confirms
Know the program.
Know the route.
Applicable school year: 2026-27. Bloomfield separates official requirements from our preparation guidance.
How students are considered
Published processDistrict policy lists teacher or other recommendations, grades, task commitment, creativity, standardized-test scores, objective evidence, and committee recommendation. The public materials do not state a single numeric cutoff, a current family referral form, or the next review cycle, so parents should request the campus procedure and evidence checklist before submitting a referral.
What service can look like
Published modelCampus ACE facilitators provide whole-group enrichment and gifted support across Jonesboro schools. The district program develops independent learning, higher-level thinking, task commitment, creativity, leadership, decision making, and problem solving. Advanced Placement courses provide an additional high-school path, but the current public overview does not publish one uniform service-minute schedule by grade.
Your starting checklist
Turn the published process into clear next steps.
Confirm current instructions with the district before submitting. Bloomfield does not predict placement or reproduce protected assessments.
01Contact the ACE facilitator at the child's campus and explicitly request the current referral form and identification timeline.
02Ask which recommendations, grades, standardized results, creativity evidence, and task-commitment measures will be reviewed.
03Submit specific work samples and observations that demonstrate independent learning, higher-level thinking, creative problem solving, leadership, and persistence.
04Request the committee's written decision and the objective evidence used alongside its professional recommendation.
05Ask the campus to state the actual weekly ACE service, whole-group enrichment, advanced course, and progress-monitoring plan for the student's grade.
Primary sources
Read the published language yourself.
Last reviewed 2026-09-08. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Jonesboro School District before acting.