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Elementary Magnet Gifted & Talented (full time)
- Magnet serves students in a full day program at five schools, taught by certified teachers who have received or are receiving a Gifted and Talented Education Endorsement.
- Students are found eligible for Magnet through an assessment process.
- Magnet Gifted and Talented classes begin in 1st grade. Testing for current kindergarten and 3rd grade students takes place in the spring of their kindergarten or 3rd grade year.
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Elementary Magnet Gifted and Talented Locations for 2025-2026:
- Edison Elementary (1st-6th Grades)
- Indian Hills Elementary (1st–6th Grades)
- Nibley Park Elementary (2nd-6th Grades, Magnet/DLI)
- Washington Elementary (6th Grade)
- Whittier Elementary (1st-6th Grades)
Elementary Magnet Gifted and Talented Locations for 2026-2027:
- Edison Elementary (1st-6th Grades)
- Indian Hills Elementary (1st–6th Grades)
- Nibley Park Elementary (3rd-6th Grades, Magnet/DLI)
- Whittier Elementary (1st-6th Grades)
Middle School Magnet Gifted & Talented
- Magnet serves students in up to four core subjects at Clayton Middle School, Hillside Middle School, and West High School.
- Students are found eligible for Middle School Magnet through an assessment process.
- Testing for current 6th & 7th grade students takes place in the spring of their 6th or 7th grade year for possible middle school placement.
Middle School Magnet Gifted and Talented Locations:
- Clayton Middle School
- Hillside Middle School
- West High School
Elementary AAMP (part time)
ALL elementary schools have AAMP services.
- AAMP serves students in a pull-out program in grades 4-6 in a student’s neighborhood elementary school for up to 3
hours per week. - Students are found eligible for AAMP through an assessment process.
Discovery Groups
- Discovery Groups offer part time enrichment for skill development in grades K-3.
- Each elementary school schedules their Discovery Groups differently.
- For more information, reach out to the AAMP teacher at your neighborhood school.
Middle School ELP (part time)
Middle School part time ELP classes are housed at Clayton, Glendale, Hillside and Northwest.
- Middle school students can self-select into Honors advanced classes, no assessment is required. Though not a Magnet class, Honors advanced classes are still more rigorous and advanced than general education classes.
- Honors advanced classes are offered in up to four core subjects. These include language arts, science, social studies and mathematics. In these classes, students perform at an accelerated pace with complex and in-depth content.
If your child:
- displays advanced thinking skills.
- demonstrates knowledge of many different things.
- quickly sees why things happen and what causes them to happen.
- understands new ideas or subjects with little effort.
- shows a great deal of curiosity.
- sees and creates patterns in areas such as speech, art, music, numbers and nature.
- continues to work on a project regardless of time or space limitations.
- obsesses in an interest area.
- insists on perfection.
- recognizes the humor in different situations.
- makes connections.
- perceives and observes beyond his/her years.
- approaches ideas and problems from a number of perspectives
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Elementary Magnet Gifted & Talented (full time)
- Magnet serves students in a full day program at five schools, taught by certified teachers who have received or are receiving a Gifted and Talented Education Endorsement.
- Students are found eligible for Magnet through an assessment process.
- Magnet Gifted and Talented classes begin in 1st grade. Testing for current kindergarten and 3rd grade students takes place in the spring of their kindergarten or 3rd grade year.
For more information:
- click here for letter in English
- click here for letter in Spanish
- click here for power point presentation.
Elementary Magnet Gifted and Talented Locations for 2025-2026:
- Edison Elementary (1st-6th Grades)
- Indian Hills Elementary (1st–6th Grades)
- Nibley Park Elementary (2nd-6th Grades, Magnet/DLI)
- Washington Elementary (6th Grade)
- Whittier Elementary (1st-6th Grades)
Elementary Magnet Gifted and Talented Locations for 2026-2027:- Edison Elementary (1st-6th Grades)
- Indian Hills Elementary (1st–6th Grades)
- Nibley Park Elementary (3rd-6th Grades, Magnet/DLI)
- Whittier Elementary (1st-6th Grades)
Middle School Magnet Gifted & Talented- Magnet serves students in up to four core subjects at Clayton Middle School, Hillside Middle School, and West High School.
- Students are found eligible for Middle School Magnet through an assessment process.
- Testing for current 6th & 7th grade students takes place in the spring of their 6th or 7th grade year for possible middle school placement.
Middle School Magnet Gifted and Talented Locations:- Clayton Middle School
- Hillside Middle School
- West High School
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Elementary AAMP (part time)
ALL elementary schools have AAMP services.- AAMP serves students in a pull-out program in grades 4-6 in a student’s neighborhood elementary school for up to 3
hours per week. - Students are found eligible for AAMP through an assessment process.
Discovery Groups
- Discovery Groups offer part time enrichment for skill development in grades K-3.
- Each elementary school schedules their Discovery Groups differently.
- For more information, reach out to the AAMP teacher at your neighborhood school.
Middle School ELP (part time)
Middle School part time ELP classes are housed at Clayton, Glendale, Hillside and Northwest.- Middle school students can self-select into Honors advanced classes, no assessment is required. Though not a Magnet class, Honors advanced classes are still more rigorous and advanced than general education classes.
- Honors advanced classes are offered in up to four core subjects. These include language arts, science, social studies and mathematics. In these classes, students perform at an accelerated pace with complex and in-depth content.
- AAMP serves students in a pull-out program in grades 4-6 in a student’s neighborhood elementary school for up to 3
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If your child:
- displays advanced thinking skills.
- demonstrates knowledge of many different things.
- quickly sees why things happen and what causes them to happen.
- understands new ideas or subjects with little effort.
- shows a great deal of curiosity.
- sees and creates patterns in areas such as speech, art, music, numbers and nature.
- continues to work on a project regardless of time or space limitations.
- obsesses in an interest area.
- insists on perfection.
- recognizes the humor in different situations.
- makes connections.
- perceives and observes beyond his/her years.
- approaches ideas and problems from a number of perspectives