Who and which grades
Published coverageAnnual K-12 identification and needs-based services
Harrison Public Schools parent navigator Official local sources · reviewed 2026-09-08
Gifted and Talented Program,
made navigable.
Harrison reviews gifted eligibility annually with a grade-banded, multiple-measure matrix. The district uses ability, performance, educator, family, portfolio, and work-sample evidence and matches services to demonstrated need.
Independent from Harrison Public Schools. Official district instructions always control.
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 students are considered
Published processK-2 evidence includes Naglieri nonverbal ability, teacher referral or performance scale, parent input, portfolio, writing, and work samples. Grades 3-8 add reading and mathematics benchmarks and NJSLA. Grades 9-12 use portfolios, writing and work samples, plus annual GIEP review. A student is not excluded because one matrix component is weak. Families may provide an input packet and ask gifted staff to explain the rubric and scores.
What service can look like
Published modelThe K-12 continuum may include pull-out programs, specialized content courses, advanced classes, varied grouping, acceleration, and classroom differentiation. Harrison also uses field trips, workshops, assemblies, projects, extracurricular groups, and schoolwide enrichment, while Grades 9-12 receive an annual GIEP review for continued service.
Your starting checklist
Turn the published process into clear next steps.
Confirm current instructions with the district before submitting. Bloomfield does not predict placement or reproduce protected assessments.
01Ask the gifted teacher for the 2026-27 screening, parent-input, committee-review, and notification dates.
02Request the child's completed matrix and every underlying score, rating, benchmark, portfolio item, and work sample used.
03Describe advanced need—not just high grades—using evidence of pace, complexity, creativity, task commitment, or curriculum already mastered.
04Ask which specific service is proposed and how it changes content, pace, grouping, or instruction beyond the regular curriculum.
05If the result appears incomplete, first request a score and rubric explanation from gifted faculty, then use the district appeal form promptly and identify the missing or disputed evidence.
Primary sources
Read the published language yourself.
01Gifted and Talented Policies and Procedures ↗02Harrison Policies and Gifted Appeal ↗03Gifted and Talented Program ↗
Last reviewed 2026-09-08. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Harrison Public Schools before acting.