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District presents changes to AMP and magnet ELP identification; leaders say outreach has increased
Summary
District staff reported changes to advanced academics (AMP) and magnet/ELP identification, including moving CogAT testing timing, wider domain-based grouping, a 0.5 FTE AMP teacher at each elementary, and steps intended to boost representation of underserved groups; board members asked for more data and a study session.
District staff gave an annual report on Jan. 21 about the Salt Lake City School District’s advanced academics and magnet programs, describing recent identification changes, staffing, and outreach strategies aimed at expanding access for underserved students.
Dr. Alex Parsons, identified in the meeting as the supervisor over gifted and talented, and district staff described a series of identification and scheduling changes for AMP (Advanced Academics and Mentoring Program) and magnet ELP. Parsons said the district now gives the CogAT cognitive abilities test at the end of third grade rather than at the start of fourth so schools can begin fourth-grade services without delay, and that AMP identification shifted from one static composite group to flexible groups by verbal, quantitative and nonverbal domains.
Parsons said each elementary school now has a 0.5 full-time-equivalent (FTE) AMP teacher; the model typically pools a 1.0 FTE teacher across two schools, with AMP groups averaging about 25–30 identified students per grade at…
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