Gifted and Talented

CogAT Testing Update - 11.21.25

ALL students in Grades 2 and 4 recently took the Cognitive Abilities Test. Communications for families will be distributed via email on Friday, 11/21/25. The emails are sent from ccsdschools@charleston.k12.sc.us and are sent to the contact emails associated with the child in PowerSchool.

• ALL families of students in Grades 2 and 4 will receive an email with their child's CogAT score report attached. 
• ONLY families of students whose scores qualify them for FULL or PARTIAL gifted identification will receive an additional status notification email with their child's GT Profile attached. The GT Profile contains all data that could contribute to GT Identification.
• Students who do NOT qualify at this time will NOT receive an email saying this because this is not the only reason we administer this assessment.

Please read all information and plan to join us for a parent Zoom about how to better understand your child’s data - no matter their score or status. Please be mindful that gifted identification information is confidential and sensitive when communicating with your child and others. While it’s exciting to receive information about your child’s strengths, gifted identification indicates that your child will need specialized support to meet their full potential.

Parents of students in Grades 2 & 4 are invited to learn how to better understand CogAT Score Reports and Gifted Identification during our parent Zooms! 

• Grades 2 & 4 - Thursday, December 18 at 1PM or 6:30PM
  • Join Zoom Meeting https://charleston.zoom.us/j/81654674231
  • Meeting ID: 816 5467 4231 Passcode: 352220

More information can be found on our parent resources page.

CogAT Testing Update - 10.31.25

Elementary Nomination Testing

Students in Grades 3 and 5 who were nominated for gifted and talented identification took the Cognitive Abilities Test in October. Families of these students should have received two emails on 10.31.25 regarding this test event. The emails are sent to the email address associated with the child in PowerSchool from ccsdschools@charleston.k12.sc.us.

All families will receive two emails:

1. CogAT Score Report is attached
2. Status Notification Information

Please read all information and plan to join us for a parent Zoom about how to better understand your child’s data. Please be mindful that gifted identification information is confidential and sensitive when communicating with your child and others. While it’s exciting to receive information about your child’s strengths, gifted identification indicates that your child will need specialized support to meet their full potential.

Want to learn more about your child’s scores and how you can use this information to better support their cognitive growth at home? We will be offering a Parent Informational Zoom on Thursday, November 20 at 1 pm and 6:30 pm.

• Join Zoom Meeting https://charleston.zoom.us/j/81863094977
• Meeting ID: 818 6309 4977
• Passcode: 056803

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SAIL Growth Report Access

To access the SAIL Growth Report please use your student's PowerSchool ID number for the password. This should be the same ID used to access the traditional school report card.

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More information can be found on our parent resources page.