La Grange School District 102 parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
La Grange 102 uses several district measures to find students who need advanced work. Current pathways include Talent Development Enrichment in Grades 3-5, Accelerated Math in Grades 4-8, and LA+ in Grades 6-8, with a placement-review route for families.
Independent from La Grange School District 102. 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.
Talent Development Enrichment and Accelerated Math
The district sent 2026-27 placement letters through PowerSchool by May 26, 2026. Ask the coordinator when the next annual identification cycle will open.
Verify with the district ↗Grades 3-8
The 2026 deadlines were June 30 for Accelerated Math and August 1 for Talent Development Enrichment; both have passed. Request the next-cycle dates before relying on those prior-year cutoffs.
Verify with the district ↗Kindergarten or Grade 1
The standing page lists April 1. Confirm the applicable school year and required materials with the coordinator before filing.
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 Talent Development 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 coverageGrades 3-8 targeted services; K-8 differentiated learning
Published processThe current timeline uses fall and spring MAP results for Grades 2-7, the Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test for Grades 6-7, Naglieri testing for Grades 2-4, and a teacher rating scale for Grades 2-4. Identification notices are sent in late May. Parents, teachers, or students may ask for a placement review and provide additional information.
Published modelStudents may receive classroom differentiation, Talent Development Enrichment in Grades 3-5, Accelerated Math in Grades 4-8, or LA+ in Grades 6-8. The district describes a continuum of services and publishes a coordinator for family questions.
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.
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 Talent Development 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 La Grange School District 102 before acting.