Gifted and Talented Services
Accelerated Placement Program
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Reservoir Gifted Academy
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Reservoir Gifted Academy

The program at Reservoir Gifted Academy is a full-time academic program designed to support academically gifted students. It offers students an opportunity to engage in learning activities at an accelerated pace, depth, and complexity of on grade-level and above-grade-level curriculum. 

Qualifying students will have consistently demonstrated exceptional abilities in both mathematics and reading as measured by the Northwest Evaluation Association’s Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP) which is a nationally normed assessment. In addition to the NWEA MAP Assessment, qualifying students will have performed Above Average on the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) and/or the  Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) and performs at the Meets or Exceeds level on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in both reading and math.

SELECTION PROCESS UPDATES

Letters for current Peoria Public Schools 4th grade students who are being CONSIDERED for recommendation to attend Reservoir Gifted Academy were mailed on January 23, 2024.

If your child does not receive a consideration letter and you wish for him/her to be considered, you must follow the directions below and have your paperwork submitted to the Administration Building no later than February 9, 2024. Late parent applications will not be considered.