Elementary (grades 3–6): the Gifted Differentiated Engagement Block, which focuses on higher-level thinking within a problem-based learning framework.
Woodridge 68 gifted services
Woodridge 68 gifted screening and nominations.
Woodridge School District 68 tests every second and sixth grader with the NGAT, and parents, peers, staff or community members can nominate a student in grades 3, 4, 5 or 7. A panel reviews each student’s whole profile.
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Last verified: October 15, 2026
Woodridge 68 gifted screening at a glance
- District
- Woodridge School District 68
- Program
- Gifted Services: Gifted Differentiated Engagement Block (grades 3–6) and advanced junior-high courses
- Tests named
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- NGAT (Naglieri General Ability Tests): all students in grades 2 and 6, and all nominated students
- Propensity scores and achievement data, plus school and home rating scales (sent online by email, with hard copies on request), on each student's profile
- Grades tested / screened
- Grades 2 and 6: every student takes the NGAT. Grades 3, 4, 5 and 7: nominated students take the NGAT, and every nominated student continues through the identification process.
- Universal vs referral
- Both. Grades 2 and 6 are screened universally. Parents, peers, staff or community members can nominate a student in grades 3, 4, 5 or 7 with the nomination form, which goes to the building gifted specialist.
- Last verified
- October 15, 2026
Woodridge 68 nomination timing
About these dates
- Woodridge 68 names one dated step for the next cycle; its other timing rules repeat each year, and its pages describe the nomination deadline differently. Checked October 15, 2026.
This cycle, in date order
- Early Dec 2026 Nominations for the 2027–28 school year open in early December 2026 Nominations for 2027–28
Standing rules and yearly deadlines (no year given)
- The linked handbook says nominations must be submitted on or before January 31 of each school year for spring evaluation, while the district's main gifted page describes a nomination window that is typically January through February, so confirm the closing date with the Gifted Services Coordinator Nomination deadline
Woodridge 68 uses a panel review, not one NGAT score.
An identification panel reviews each student’s profile, which brings together the NGAT, achievement and propensity scores, and school and home rating scales, and decides placement. The linked handbook says Woodridge 68 uses local and subgroup norms for test evaluation.
The Gifted Services page describes multiple achievement assessment scores at the 93rd percentile or higher for local percentile performance as part of the data the panel reviews. That is not a single NGAT passing score.
Gifted services in Woodridge 68
Junior high: accelerated course options for identified students, including advanced ELA/social studies and advanced math (by level).
What Woodridge 68 says about appeals
The Gifted Services page carries a notice that placement appeals are on hold for the current school year and that no additional appeals will be accepted for 2026–27. In other years, parents or staff appeal the identification panel’s decision with the appeal form, returned to the gifted coordinator. The district’s documents give different deadlines: June 20 on the Gifted Services page, the end of May to the end of June in the online handbook, and June and July in the 2025 PDF handbook. Confirm with the Gifted Services Coordinator before relying on any of them.
The useful Woodridge 68-specific details
Woodridge 68 screens twice, in grade 2 and again in grade 6 before junior high, and evaluates test results with local and subgroup norms.
Students who move into Woodridge 68 with a prior gifted placement may be evaluated for temporary, provisional placement, and then go through the full local identification process during the standard spring testing cycle.
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Woodridge 68 parent questions
Who takes the NGAT in Woodridge 68?
The linked handbook says all students in grades 2 and 6, and all nominated students, take the NGAT. Nominations are for grades 3, 4, 5 and 7, and every nominated student continues through the identification process.
When do nominations open, and when are they due?
The Gifted Services page says nominations for the 2027–28 school year open in early December 2026. The linked handbook says nominations are due on or before January 31 of each school year, while the Gifted Services page describes a window that is typically January through February. Confirm the closing date with the Gifted Services Coordinator.
Does the 93rd percentile qualify a student?
Not on its own. The Gifted Services page describes multiple achievement scores at the 93rd percentile or higher for local performance as part of the review; the identification panel decides placement from the whole profile.
What if we move in with a gifted placement from another district?
The linked handbook says students who move in with a prior gifted placement may be evaluated for temporary, provisional placement, and then go through the full local identification process during the standard spring testing cycle.
Can we appeal a placement decision?
Not this year. The Gifted Services page says placement appeals are on hold for the current school year and that no additional appeals will be accepted for 2026–27. In other years parents or staff return the appeal form to the gifted coordinator, but the district’s documents give different deadlines, so confirm with the coordinator.
Official Woodridge 68 sources used
- Gifted Services page: identification steps, nominations for 2027–28, services and the coordinator
- W68 Gifted Services Handbook, Student Identification: who takes the NGAT, the profile and local norms
- W68 Gifted Services Handbook, Appeals, Out-of-District Transfers and Re-evaluations
- Assessments page, which describes the NGAT as used for identifying gifted students
- W68 Gifted Services Handbook, updated 2025, PDF version
Naglieri General Ability Tests™ (NGAT) is a trademark of Multi-Health Systems Inc. (MHS), used here for identification purposes only. Reasonwell Press is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or licensed by MHS or Dr. Jack Naglieri, and MHS was not involved in producing our materials. Our practice materials are original NGAT-style items, not actual test questions, and do not guarantee any score or placement outcome.