Additional Gifted Services Screening

The Gifted Services department offers courtesy General Intellectual Aptitude (GIA) screening sessions for private school, home schooled, and new-to-the-system students who are entering 1st-12th grade in the 2022-2023 year. Parents should call the Department of Gifted Services at 757-591-4566 to pre-register a child for testing. This screening is for placement for the 2022-2023 academic year.  Test session arrival times will vary depending on the assessments needed. As part of the pre-registration process, parents will be notified of the time to arrive for the test session.

For rising 1st-2nd grade students, the gifted screening process includes: an aptitude test, a parent evaluation of gifted characteristics, a teacher evaluation of the student’s gifted characteristics, and a review of the student’s academic grades.

For rising 3rd-12th grade students, the gifted screening process includes: aptitude tests, a parent evaluation of gifted characteristics, a teacher evaluation of the student’s gifted characteristics, and a review of the student’s academic grades.

Available General Intellectual Aptitude (GIA) Gifted Screening Sessions:

• April 19, 2022 -Students must be pre-registered by April 12, 2022.

• June 22, 2022 - Students must be pre-registered by June 15, 2022.

• June 28, 2022 - Students must be pre-registered by June 21, 2022

Additional General Intellectual Aptitude (GIA) gifted screening sessions may be added depending on the need.  After June 28, please call the Gifted Services Department at 757-591-4566 if screening is requested.