The Riverview School District will be accepting nominations for assessing students for Highly Capable Services, including the grade two through five Program for the Academically Talented (PAT) for the 2017-18 school year.

All first grade students will take a cognitive abilities test in January to determine their eligibility. No first-graders or Kindergartners need to be nominated. Parents can opt out of the Highly Capable screening for their children by completing the opt-out form which will be given out at conferences or sent home with first grade children.

All parents who wish to nominate their 2nd through 12th grade children can pick up a nomination form at Carnation Elementary starting Nov. 21 to be turned in by Dec. 16. No late nominations or private testing will be accepted. Those elementary students who meet the criteria on the screener, given during the day at their school, will be invited to take the full cognitive abilities test in February at Carnation Elementary.

The goal for Highly Capable Services is to support and provide appropriate academic challenges to students with extraordinary ability in English/language arts, or math.