Talented and gifted nomination
K-12
January 31, 2027
The district process states that nomination forms are due to the school office by January 31. Confirm the 2026-27 form and office procedure before filing.
Verify with the district ↗Clinton School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Talented and Gifted Program,
made navigable.
Clinton accepts gifted nominations from families, teachers, special-area teachers, and older students through January 31. The district screens intellectual ability and exceptional talent in music and visual arts using different evidence pathways.
Independent from Clinton School District. Official district instructions always control.
CTlocal district program
2026-27school year reviewed
3official 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.
How Bloomfield Academy helps
Understand the program.
Manage the process.
Build the learner.
Use the Parent Guide free. Choose Navigator when you want the process managed around your child. Choose Mentor when you want to connect that local opportunity to a longer-term interest, real projects, and a private record of growth. Bloomfield turns Talented and Gifted Program into three clear layers of support.
01Parent GuideFree
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.
02Navigator$79 / year
Turn the process into your family's plan.
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.
03Bloomfield Mentor$149 / year
Turn a future interest into work your child can do now.
Mentor includes Navigator plus a 12-week pathway, four short weekly challenges, one substantial monthly project, a Friday parent insight, and a private Growth Portfolio.
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 the district makes a decision
- Evidence considered
- Intellectual identification uses OLSAT results, Renzulli behavior scales, standardized tests, and grade records. Art uses two performance activities and a portfolio; music uses audition, memory, and creation tasks.Source ↗
- Who reviews it
- A school psychologist, administrator, and TAG coordinator review intellectual-identification evidence.Source ↗
When the process moves
- Deadline or request window
- Nomination forms are due to the school office by January 31 each year.Source ↗
What happens after a decision
- Plan and progress review
- An identified student's IEP records the area of giftedness and is reviewed annually in a group Planning and Placement Team meeting.Source ↗
- Reconsideration or appeal
- Use the district's published policies and PPT process to request review; the process page does not summarize a separate appeal deadline.Source ↗
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 moveDownload the intellectual or artistic/musical nomination form and submit it to the school office by January 31.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Your next moveIdentify the specific strength pathway and provide parent observations, classroom examples, portfolio work, or performance evidence.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Your next moveReturn written consent promptly if the PPT recommends individual testing or further assessment.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Your next moveAsk which OLSAT, Renzulli, CogAT, grade, portfolio, audition, or performance evidence the team will use and when it will meet.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Your next moveReview the written identification explanation and annual plan; request the published hearing process if you disagree with the evaluation.
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 Talented and Gifted Program. 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.
01Talented and Gifted Identification Process ↗02Talented and Gifted Policies and Regulations ↗03TAG Nomination Forms ↗
Last updated 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Clinton School District before acting.