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Upland Unified School District parent navigator Last updated 09/14/2026

Gifted Education,
made navigable.

Upland screens third graders with the NNAT3 in February and uses multiple evidence to identify students for differentiated elementary learning.

Independent from Upland Unified School District. Official district instructions always control.

CAlocal district program
2026-27school year reviewed
2official sources reviewed
1deadline or checkpoint

When your family may need to act

The published timeline, in one place.

Use the row that matches your child's grade and situation. Dates below come from the linked district instructions; confirm them before submitting.

01

February NNAT3

Grade 3

Confirm locally

Confirm the campus testing and permission date; the district posts the month but not one districtwide date.

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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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Who and which grades

Published coverageGrade 3 screening; elementary services

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How students are considered

Published processAll Grade 3 students may take the February NNAT3; the district describes a multifaceted identification process.

03

What service can look like

Published modelIdentified elementary students receive differentiation, enrichment, extended learning, and instruction from trained teachers.

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.

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Your next moveAsk the school when February NNAT3 permission information will be sent.
How Bloomfield helps

Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.

02
Your next moveConfirm whether any family form is required.
How Bloomfield helps

Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.

03
Your next moveShare evidence of advanced reasoning, creativity, and learning needs.
How Bloomfield helps

Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.

04
Your next moveAfter results, ask for the written service plan and classroom differentiation.
How Bloomfield helps

Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.

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Your next moveKeep the screening notice, assessment result, and written placement response together so the family can track the next annual review.
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.

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Parent observationFictional example

What have you observed that shows your child may need greater depth, complexity, or pace?

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01 Observable02 Child-led03 Need-focused
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Parent-to-parent

What would you tell another family?

Share practical, firsthand wisdom about Gifted Education. Parent experience is kept separate from the official program facts above.

Opening the parent discussion…

Trust is part of the product

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.

Primary sources

Read the published language yourself.

Last updated 09/14/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Upland Unified School District before acting.