Universal ALPS evaluation
End of Grade 2
Rolling / ongoing
Every student is evaluated at year end. Ask when CogAT is administered and when the weighted decision and written notice will be released.
Verify with the district ↗Hamilton Township Public School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
ACE, ALPS, and Course Acceleration,
made navigable.
Hamilton provides weekly K-2 ACE enrichment, universally evaluates every student at the end of Grade 2 for Grades 3-5 ALPS, and uses separate placement processes for accelerated middle- and high-school coursework.
Independent from Hamilton Township Public School District. Official district instructions always control.
NJlocal district program
2026-27school year reviewed
3official sources reviewed
3deadlines 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.
Teacher recommendation and reevaluation
Incoming Grades 4-5
Rolling / ongoing
Teachers may submit names at the end of the school year and can recommend reevaluation during the year; no closing date is posted.
Verify with the district ↗Accelerated-course placement
Grades 6-12
Rolling / ongoing
Placement occurs at the end of the prior school year. Request the assessment or course-selection calendar before spring scheduling closes.
Verify with the district ↗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 ACE, ALPS, and Course Acceleration 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.
Who and which grades
Published coverageK-2 enrichment; Grades 3-5 ALPS; Grades 6-12 accelerated, Honors, and AP courses
How students are considered
Published processAt the end of Grade 2, every student is evaluated using CogAT at 70%, teacher recommendation at 15%, and report-card grades at 15%. Incoming Grades 4-5 may be recommended at year end or during the year, using prior CogAT or SAGES at 70% plus teacher recommendation and grades at 15% each. Grades 6-8 use a placement test, teacher recommendation, and grades; Grades 9-12 use current-course average, teacher or counselor recommendation, and prior coursework. Families may appeal and the district may re-screen or use alternative measures.
What service can look like
Published modelK-2 ACE uses weekly related-arts rotation lessons in problem solving, critical thinking, and PETS. Qualifying Grades 3-5 students receive small-group ALPS lessons using careers, productive struggle, mathematics, and technology activities. Grades 6-8 offer accelerated ELA and mathematics, including high-school-level math; Grades 9-12 offer Honors and AP courses across major subjects.
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 moveBefore the end of Grade 2, request the CogAT date, score report, teacher-recommendation rubric, and family-notification date.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Your next moveRecalculate the published elementary weights—70% reasoning assessment, 15% teacher recommendation, and 15% report-card grades—and ask for the district's qualifying total.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Your next moveFor Grades 3-5 reevaluation, ask the teacher to submit a recommendation and confirm whether prior CogAT or a new SAGES assessment will be used.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Your next moveFor middle school, obtain the placement-test date, preparation description, teacher input, grade evidence, and the exact accelerated ELA or math path under consideration.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Your next moveFor high school, review prerequisites with the counselor before course requests close and retain the written course recommendation.
How Bloomfield helps
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Your next moveIf appealing, state which measure, weight, missing evidence, or access issue should be reviewed and ask whether re-screening or an alternative measure is appropriate.
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 ACE, ALPS, and Course Acceleration. 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 Hamilton Township Public School District before acting.