Community Consolidated School District 15 parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
District 15 uses fall Grades 2-3 MAP results to determine February CogAT access, then ranks combined results for limited entry to the self-contained ATG program at Stuart R. Paddock School. The district also offers one-grade-ahead mathematics, middle-school advanced courses, and separate early-entrance and acceleration routes.
Independent from Community Consolidated School District 15. Official district instructions always control.
When your family may need to act
Use the row that matches your child's grade and situation. Dates below come from the linked district instructions; confirm them before submitting.
Grades 2-3
The recurring deadline is November 1. Parent referral requires at least the 95th national percentile in one MAP subject and the 90th in the other; district residents outside district schools use the same deadline.
Verify with the district ↗Eligible Grade 2-3 students
Testing occurs in February at the student's home school. A request to retest because of a significant disruption must be made within one week.
Verify with the district ↗Grade 2-3 candidates
Families receive the ATG eligibility result at the end of April and eligible families are invited to a virtual orientation.
Verify with the district ↗Early entrance, single-subject, or whole-grade acceleration
The district's recurring application window opens January 1 and closes June 1, with testing generally completed in June or July.
Verify with the district ↗How Bloomfield Academy helps
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 Academically Talented and Gifted (ATG) Program into three clear layers of support.
Get the local program name, grades, identification process, services, deadlines, parent steps, and official instructions—all in plain language.
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.
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
Applicable school year: 2026-27. Bloomfield separates official requirements from our preparation guidance.
Published coverageATG Grades 3-5; advanced and accelerated options through Grade 8
Published processAll Grade 2 and Grade 3 students take fall MAP Reading and Mathematics. A 95th national percentile score in both subjects automatically qualifies a student for February CogAT; a 95th percentile in one subject and at least the 90th in the other permits parent referral. Selection combines MAP with two CogAT subtests—verbal and quantitative, or nonverbal instead of verbal for students not yet English-proficient. The top 25 Grade 2 and top 10 Grade 3 combined scores receive voluntary ATG offers.
Published modelMost advanced needs are addressed through rigorous classroom curriculum, individualized projects, and strategic groups. Students needing more receive Accelerated Math one grade above their current grade. The most advanced learners may voluntarily transfer to grade-level ATG classrooms at Stuart R. Paddock for Grades 3-5, with flexible grouping across teachers. Grades 6-8 offer advanced mathematics and accelerated English and language arts under separate placement criteria.
Your family's route
This plan translates the published process without changing it. Confirm current district instructions before submitting.
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Application support
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 →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.”
Parent-to-parent
Share practical, firsthand wisdom about Academically Talented and Gifted (ATG) Program. Parent experience is kept separate from the official program facts above.
Trust is part of the product
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.
Supported by the district links and applicable school year shown on this guide.
A plain-language explanation or constructive preparation recommendation.
Shown only when it is dated, moderated, and clearly labeled—not as an official rule.
Primary sources
Last updated 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Community Consolidated School District 15 before acting.