ATP Program

Academically Talented Program

Criteria

Kindergarten – Grade 2

1. Report Card Assessment

2. Teacher Recommendation

3. Principal Approval

4. Carlstadt Assessment Portfolio-Superior Score

Grade 3

All students must re-qualify.

1. Minimum Score of a 125 Level I CSI (mandatory)

2. Minimum Achievement score of 90NP in 3 areas Terra Nova

3. Report Card Assessment

4. Teacher Recommendation

5. Principal Approval

Grade 4

All students must re-qualify:

1. Excellent Report Card Assessment

2. Teacher Recommendation

3. NJASK – at least 1 area of advance proficiency and no partial proficiency indicators

4. Teacher Recommendation

5. Principal Approval

Grade 5

All students must re-qualify.

1. Minimum Score of 125 on CSI Level II

2. No less than a B+ average in the 5 major areas of Report Card

3. NJASK at least 1 area of advanced proficiency and no partial proficiency indicators

4. Teacher Recommendation

5. Principal Approval

Grade 6

All students must re-qualify:

1. B+ average in the 5 major subjects

2. Teacher Recommendation

3. NJASK at least 1 area of advanced proficiency and no partial proficiency indicators

4. Principal Approval

Grade 7

All students must re-qualify.

1. Minimum of 125 on CSI Level III

2. NJASK at least 1 area of advanced proficiency and no partial proficiency indicators

3. B+ average in 5 major subjects

4. Teacher Recommendation

5. Principal Approval

Grade 8

All students must re-qualify:

1. B+ Average in 4 major subjects

2. Teacher Recommendation

3. NJASK at least 1 area of advanced proficiency and no partial proficiency indicators

4. Principal Approval

New students may be added in grades 4-8 if they have an A average in Reading, English and

Mathematics, and no area of partial proficiency on the most recent NJASK.