Who and which grades
Published coverageKindergarten through Grade 8
Littleton Elementary School District parent navigator Official local sources · reviewed 2026-09-08
Exploring Potential,
made navigable.
Littleton's Exploring Potential program gives K-8 families a straightforward entry route: a parent or teacher referral, a Gifted Characteristics Checklist returned to the homeroom teacher, CogAT identification at the 97th percentile, and pull-out or push-in instruction built around complex interdisciplinary work.
Independent from Littleton Elementary 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 processA parent or teacher may refer a student who has not been tested during the prior year. The parent completes the district's K-8 Gifted Characteristics Checklist and returns it to the homeroom teacher. Littleton identifies students who score at or above the 97th percentile on CogAT and reviews prior records for transfer students already identified in another district.
What service can look like
Published modelExploring Potential serves K-8 students through pull-out and/or push-in instruction. The program uses interdisciplinary, concept-based units with problem-based learning, higher-order thinking, and creativity. District materials also describe facilitated attention to social-emotional needs such as stress, perfectionism, anxiety, and understanding gifted identity.
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.
01Download the K-8 Gifted Characteristics Checklist, complete it with specific observations, and return it to the child's homeroom teacher.
02Confirm that the student has not taken the gifted assessment within the prior year and ask for the next testing date and permission requirements.
03Request the complete CogAT report and verify whether any reasoning battery reached the 97th percentile.
04After identification, ask whether pull-out, push-in, or both will be used and how often the student will work with the gifted teacher.
05Set a check-in for both academic challenge and social-emotional support, using the student's actual needs rather than test preparation or coached work samples.
Primary sources
Read the published language yourself.
Last reviewed 2026-09-08. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Littleton Elementary School District before acting.