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District staff explain ALC testing process and 'top‑percentile' guideline; parents ask for score distribution and cohort data
Summary
District staff described the district’s screening and testing process for Advanced Learner Center admission — including use of CogAT and teacher/parent referrals — and said district guidelines target the top ~5% for specialized ALC placement, though the district has historically invited a larger share to fill classes.
At a Granite School District community meeting, district assessment and ALC staff described how they identify and invite students for the Advanced Learner Center (ALC).
"At the end of kindergarten for the advanced reader program, we do the COGAT," said Kyle Anderson, district staff and principal who presented the testing slides. "We do the subtests, two different tests there, the verbal and the nonverbal. Then at the end of second grade… we add the quantitative." Anderson described a…
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