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Appeal Forms and Deadlines

AAMP – PART-TIME PULLOUT PROGRAM AT MOST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS (with the exception of the Open Classroom)
Appeal Application and Deadline for the 2026-2027 School Year for Verbal, Quantitative and Nonverbal Groups

  • DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 for Session 1
  • DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 18, 2026 for Session 2
  • DEADLINE IS MARCH 3, 2027 for Session 3
  • Check with your school for which group is being taught at each session 
    • Online appeal application opens August 18, 2026
    • APPEAL APPLICATION – Must be completed to start the appeal process – LINK TO ONLINE AAMP APPEAL FORM
    • Notification of outcome from the Advanced Academics Department sent via email to the email address listed on the Appeal Application


MAGNET APPEAL SESSIONS
(FOR FULL-DAY AT FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS & THREE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS)
Appeal Information, Appeal Documents, and Deadlines

  • Magnet appeal is a three-step process.
    • FIRST STEP:  Adult completes the MAGNET APPEAL FORM.
    • SECOND STEP:  Same adult who completed the Magnet Appeal Form then completes a SURVEY.
    • THIRD STEP:  Adult who completed the Magnet Appeal Form sends SURVEY link to second adult to complete (see below for who the second adult can be).
    • At the end, the appeall committee will have the Magnet Appeal Form and two UTAG Surveys to review.
  • FALL APPEAL SESSION
    DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 29, 2026 for starting 2nd semester 2026-2027:      
    • Online Magnet Appeal Form and Survey opened on September 1, 2026 and will close on November 29, 2026
    • MAGNET APPEAL FORM – Must be completed to start the appeal process.  Can be completed by parent, teacher, principal or school employee who knows the student – MAGNET APPEAL FORM
    • SURVEY – We prefer both a parent and a school employee who knows the student each complete a survey to provide the committee with important observational data – UTAGS SURVEY
    • Notification of outcome by December 18, 2026, sent via email to the email address listed on the Appeal Application
       
  • SPRING APPEAL SESSION
    DEADLINE IS  MARCH 26, 2027 for 2027-2028 School Year:   
    • Online appeal application and survey opens on January 4, 2027 and closes on March 26, 2027
    • MAGNET APPEAL FORM – Must be completed to start the appeal process.  Can be completed by parent, teacher, principal or school employee who knows the student  – MAGNET APPEAL FORM
    • SURVEY – We prefer both a parent and a school employee who knows the student each complete a survey to provide the committee with important observational data – UTAGS SURVEY
    • Notification of outcome by April 12, 2027, sent via email to the email address listed on the Appeal Application

Intent to Return Forms

On December 3, 2025, online Intent to Return forms were sent to parents of current 1st-5th grade Magnet students via ParentSquare.  The online forms closed on Friday, January 23, 2026. 

If you have not yet responded, you can call or email the Advanced Academics Department to let them know your plans.  Call at 801-578-8573 or email at maggie.nickerson@slcschools.org

 

Elementary Magnet Transfer Request Forms

Opt-In Testing Application to Reserve a Testing Spot
LINK TO ONLINE APPLICATION FOR OPT-IN TESTING

If you complete an online application by the deadline, after the online application closes an email will be sent to the email address in your application with instructions how to sign up your student for a testing slot.  Check your inbox, spam mailbox, and junk mailbox.

  • WHO:
    • Any Open Classroom Kinder or 3rd  grade student
    • Any Kinder or 3rd grade student NOT attending a SLCSD school
    • Any 6th or 7th grade student
      • NOTE: 6th or 7th grade students currently in a SLCSD full-time Magnet program AND 6th or 7th grade students previously eligible but not currently in a SLCSD full-time Magnet program do not need to retest.  Check with the Advanced Academics Dept to confirm and for your middle school options.
  • NOTE FOR PARENTS OF CURRENT SLCSD STUDENTS:  Once you click the link, click on “Apply With Your Parent Portal Account.”  If you can’t access the application, this means you have not linked your ParentPortal account with your student.  For help, ask your school secretary or see the “Parent” page on the district website.  If it still doesn’t work, click on “Apply As a New Student” to complete the application.
  • WHAT ASSESSMENT:
    • K, 3rd, 6th, 7th grade: Full CogAT with age appropriate breaks
  • WHEN SIGN UP:
    • Sign up on the website from Sept. 9–Dec. 12.  Click on the yellow highlighted link above to access the online application to reserve a testing spot.  If you complete an online application by the deadline, you will be contacted after December 12 with information how to sign up for a specific testing day and time. 
  • ASSESSMENT DATES:
    • Assessment dates January 21-28, 2027.  No make-up dates.  

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