Who and which grades
Published coverageK-12 continuum; universal cognitive screening in Grades 2 and 6 and identified services in Grades 3-8
South Hunterdon Regional School District parent navigator Official local sources · reviewed 2026-09-08
Gifted and Talented Program,
made navigable.
South Hunterdon's June 2026 guide publishes a K-12 continuum and a concrete Grades 2 and 6 identification formula. Cognitive ability supplies 60% of the weighted assessment, while spring i-Ready mathematics and reading each supply 20%; school-team review and optional family input add context.
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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 identification includes G&T teacher observation, classroom-teacher identification, and achievement-data review. All students in Grades 2 and 6 take CogAT. For those grades, the district guide assigns 60% to verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal cognitive reasoning, 20% to the spring i-Ready mathematics diagnostic, and 20% to the spring i-Ready reading diagnostic. The data team reviews gifted behaviors, and families may provide an optional rubric that carries no numerical weight. Grades 5-8 continuation also considers prior participation and a middle-school team review.
What service can look like
Published modelK-2 includes classroom differentiation, higher-order challenges, small-group exploration, and whole-class G&T specialist push-in. Identified Grades 3-4 students receive Accelerate pull-out projects and content-area enrichment mini-units; identified Grades 5-8 students receive an Accelerate period, while advanced mathematics and STEM electives have their own access routes. Grades 9-12 offer advanced courses, independent study, Honors, AP, and dual enrollment.
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 building principal when Grade 2 or Grade 6 CogAT will be administered and when spring i-Ready results become final for the identification review.
02Request all three weighted components: cognitive reasoning at 60%, i-Ready mathematics at 20%, and i-Ready reading at 20%.
03If submitting the optional parent rubric, describe observable learning behaviors and authentic examples rather than coaching to a test; the guide states that parent input is not numerically weighted.
04Ask how data-team behavior review affected the final decision and request the written service match, not only an eligibility label.
05For Grades 3-4, confirm the Accelerate pull-out and content-area mini-units; for Grades 5-8, confirm the Accelerate period and separate advanced-math criteria.
06If the student is not recommended, contact the building principal or district curriculum office and ask which evidence or service decision should be reviewed.
Primary sources
Read the published language yourself.
Last reviewed 2026-09-08. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with South Hunterdon Regional School District before acting.