Does The End Of STAR Testing Mean The End Of GATE?

Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program.

Students are identified for GATE participation based on assessed intellectual abilities and overall school performance. CUSD has about 5,000 GATE identified students. The criteria for getting into GATE has always been based on a students performance on STAR testing to identify which students qualify to take the Otis Lennon School Abilities Test (OLSAT).  

The California Department of Education has suspended all STAR testing as the state transitions from California State Standards to the NEW Common Core State Standards.

CUSD has not identified any new criteria for identifying students for the 2014-2015 school.  It will be posted on the CUSD GATE website as soon as it is established.

CUSD Differentiated Curriculum for GATE Students

• Elementary School: GATE students will be cluster grouped with other GATE identified students in the regular classroom setting.

• Middle School: GATE students will be placed in accelerated language arts and social science classes.  6-8th grade GATE students may also be placed in an accelerated mathematics class if they meet the District’s placement criteria.  For the specific criteria for accelerated 6-8th grade math, please contact your child's academic advisor at his/her middle school.

Criteria Based GATE Testing Requirements: 

Source: http://gate.schoolloop.com/file/1235192803285/1235192771926/1208215155877538316.pdf

Gate Website: http://gate.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1235192990582 

2013- 2014 Testing Information: http://capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/news/view?d=x&id=1383373468833&group_id=1218998864154&return_url=13...