Application Forms

2022-23: Current Year Gifted Preschool Application

2023-24: Next School Year Gifted Preschool Application

• Students must be 4 years old by August 31st of the relevant school year. Students whose fourth birthday falls after school starts in August, but before September 1st, will be eligible to begin on the Monday following their birthday.
• Applications will not be reviewed until all required documentation has been submitted.
• Gifted Preschool applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• When a Self-Contained Gifted program reaches enrollment capacity, approved applications will be placed on a waitlist.
• Transportation is not provided.
• Additional enrollment steps with Community Education are required after acceptance into the program.

2022-23: Current Year Self-Contained Kindergarten Application

2022-23: Current Year Kindergarten teacher recommendation

2023-24: Next School Year Kindergarten Application

2023-24: Next School Year Kindergarten Teacher Recommendation

• Students must be 5 years old before August 31st of the relevant school year.
• Applications will not be reviewed until all required documentation has been submitted.
• When a Self-Contained Gifted program reaches enrollment capacity, approved applications will be placed on a waitlist.
• Students on the waitlist for the current year who have not been placed by the December cut-off will need to reapply for the next school year.
• Transportation is not provided for students attending a school other than their home school.

** Priority criteria for applications:

• Applicants residing within the Self-Contained Gifted schools' boundaries to which they are applying.
• Applicants who have siblings currently attending the school to which they are applying.
• Applicants who have completed the Gifted Preschool program at the school to which they are applying for Self-Contained Kindergarten.

2022-23: Current Year Self-contained grades 1-6 application

2022-23: Current Year Self-contained
grades 1-6 teacher recommendation

2023-24: Next School Year Self-Contained Grades 1-6 Application

2023-24: Next School Year Self-Contained
Grades 1-6 Teacher Recommendation

• Applications will not be reviewed until all required documentation has been submitted.
• When a Self-Contained Gifted program reaches enrollment capacity, approved applications will be placed on a waitlist.
• Students on the waitlist for the current year who have not been placed by the December cut-off will need to reapply for the next school year.
• Students enrolled in the 1st-5th grade Self-Contained Gifted program who successfully complete the school year are automatically enrolled for the next year and do not need to reapply.
• Transportation is not provided for students attending a school other than their home school.

** Priority criteria for applications:

• Applicants residing within the Self-Contained Gifted schools' boundaries to which they are applying.
• Applicants who have siblings currently attending the school to which they are applying.
• Applicants who have completed both the Gifted Preschool and Self-Contained Kindergarten for which they are applying but do NOT have siblings who attend the same school.

2022-23: Current Year Journey Application

2022-23: Current Year DLC Application

2022-23: Current Year Journey/DLC Teacher Recommendation

(Teachers only need to complete one recommendation per student for the middle school programs.)

2023-24: Next School Year Journey and DLC Application

2023-24: Next School Year Journey
and DLC Teacher Recommendation

• Applications will not be reviewed until all required documentation has been submitted.
• When the DLC or Journey programs reach enrollment capacity, approved applications will be placed on a waitlist.
• Students on the waitlist for the current year who have not been placed by the December cut-off will need to reapply for the next school year.
• Students enrolled in the 7th grade DLC or Journey program who successfully complete the school year are automatically enrolled for 8th grade and do not need to reapply.
• Transportation is not provided for students attending a school other than their home school.

** Priority Criteria for applications:

• Applicants residing within the schools' boundaries to which they are applying.
• Applicants who attend an elementary school that is a feeder school of the middle school to which they are applying.
• Applicants who have siblings currently attending the school to which they are applying.

Requests for transfers between Self-Contained Gifted program schools can be initiated by emailing the Gifted Education Department's Administrative Assistant.

• Students must be currently enrolled in a Self-Contained Gifted program.
• A brief application needs to be submitted for review.
• Transfer approval will depend on the application results and enrollment space available at the requested school site.
• Transfer requests will not be approved after the 3rd quarter of the current school year. If requested after the 3rd quarter, the transfer will not take effect until the following school year.