Grade 3 and Grade 6 universal screening
Grades 3 and 6
Confirm locally
The district screens these grades annually. Ask the school gifted coordinator for the exact 2026-27 CogAT dates and result schedule.
Verify with the district ↗Ridgway School District R-2 parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Gifted and Talented,
made navigable.
Ridgway universally screens Grades 3 and 6 with CogAT and also accepts parent and teacher referrals. The identification team reviews multiple measures and uses alternate evidence when needed for equitable access.
Independent from Ridgway School District R-2. Official district instructions always control.
COlocal district program
2026-27school year reviewed
2official sources reviewed
2deadlines or checkpoints
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.
Parent or teacher referral
K-12
Confirm locally
A current closing date is not posted. Submit the referral through the local gifted contact and ask when the evidence team will meet.
Verify with the district ↗How Bloomfield Academy helps
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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.
Who and which grades
Published coverageK-12, with universal screening in Grades 3 and 6
How students are considered
Published processThe body of evidence may include CogAT, fall and spring NWEA results, parent and teacher SIGS ratings, secondary assessments, performance evidence, and arts measures. The district commonly considers evidence at or above the 95th percentile and permits alternate measures for multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and other underrepresented students.
What service can look like
Published modelAfter qualification, the student, family, teachers, advisor or counselor, principal, and gifted coordinator build an annual Advanced Learning Plan. Services are customized through the ALP to the student's academic strengths, affective needs, and available school opportunities.
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.
Your next moveFor Grades 3 and 6, ask when universal CogAT screening and family reporting will occur.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Your next moveAt any grade, contact the gifted coordinator to submit a parent referral or request teacher referral.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Your next moveProvide strength-specific work, observations, prior assessments, accomplishments, and context for needed alternate measures.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Your next moveAsk which CogAT, NWEA, SIGS, performance, arts, or alternate evidence the team will consider and when it will decide.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Your next moveIf identified, join the annual ALP process and document the academic goals, affective supports, services, responsibilities, and progress measures.
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.
Explore the annotated example →Parent observationFictional example
What have you observed that shows your child may need greater depth, complexity, or pace?
“After her model failed, Maya changed one part at a time, recorded each result, and explained why the designs failed differently.”
01 Observable02 Child-led03 Need-focused
See why this works →Parent-to-parent
What would you tell another family?
Share practical, firsthand wisdom about Gifted and Talented. 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 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Ridgway School District R-2 before acting.