Eligibility
Leapfrog courses are specifically designed for students completing PreK (entering kindergarten in fall 2009) through grade 3 by summer 2009 and demonstrating a keen, early interest in learning. Admission criteria vary by subject area and grade completed, as detailed below.
Admission Criteria | Tests Accepted | New Students | Prequalified Students | Admission Portfolio Students
Admission Criteria
*Students completing grade 3 who have taken the EXPLORE test may submit their results for admission to Leapfrog. Students submitting the EXPLORE test do not have to score at the 95th percentile or above to qualify, as it is an above grade-level test.
Tests Accepted
Leapfrog applicants may submit score reports from any of the following tests to qualify for Leapfrog courses:
New Students
You are a new applicant if you meet one of the following two
criteria:
Prequalified Students
You are a prequalified applicant if you meet the following criteria:
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Admission Portfolio Students
You are an admission portfolio applicant if you meet both of the
following criteria:
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Leapfrog courses are specifically designed for students completing PreK (entering kindergarten in fall 2009) through grade 3 by summer 2009 and demonstrating a keen, early interest in learning. Admission criteria vary by subject area and grade completed, as detailed below.
Admission Criteria | Tests Accepted | New Students | Prequalified Students | Admission Portfolio Students
Admission Criteria
| Students completing PreK, kindergarten or grade 1 | Students completing grade 2 or 3* | Prequalified Students | |
| Leapfrog Math Courses |
Center for Talent Development Testing or similar nationally normed testing showing performance at the 95th percentile or higher on the mathematics subtest | 95th percentile or higher mathematics score or admission portfolio indicating strength in mathematics | Prequalified students have successfully completed a Center for Talent Development course through the Saturday Enrichment Program, Gifted LearningLinks or Leapfrog. These students are automatically eligible to re-enroll in the subject area of their demonstrated strength. Prequalified students who wish to take a class in a subject different from that in which they initially qualified must submit new test scores or an admission portfolio. |
| Leapfrog Science Courses | Center for Talent Development Testing or similar nationally normed testing showing performance at the 95th percentile or higher on the mathematics or verbal subtest | 95th percentile or higher mathematics or verbal score or admission portfolio indicating strength in mathematics or verbal subject areas | |
| Leapfrog Language Arts Courses | Center for Talent Development Testing or similar nationally normed testing showing performance at the 95th percentile or higher on the verbal subtest | 95th percentile or higher mathematics or verbal score or admission portfolio indicating strength in verbal subject areas |
*Students completing grade 3 who have taken the EXPLORE test may submit their results for admission to Leapfrog. Students submitting the EXPLORE test do not have to score at the 95th percentile or above to qualify, as it is an above grade-level test.
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Tests Accepted
Leapfrog applicants may submit score reports from any of the following tests to qualify for Leapfrog courses:
- Center for Talent Development Evaluation (Call 847/491-3850 to schedule testing.)
- EXPLORE Test
- Stanford Achievement Test
- Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)
- Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT)
- Cognitive Abilities Test (CoGAT)
- Terra Nova Test
- ERB Tests: Comprehensive Testing Program, Independent School Entrance Exam
- Northwest Evaluation Association Tests (NWEA): Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), MAP for Primary Grades
- Otis-Lennon Test
- Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA)
- Wechsler Tests: WPPSI, WISC, WIAT
- Woodcock-Johnson Test - Achievement Battery
- Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT)
- California Achievement Test
- Any other achievement test with a National Percentile Rank (NPR %)
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New Students
You are a new applicant if you meet one of the following two
criteria:
- You have never attended a Center for Talent Development (CTD) Program and you have qualifying test scores.
- You have previously attended a CTD program, but you are now applying for a course in a different subject area than the course you completed and you have new qualifying test scores.
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Prequalified Students
You are a prequalified applicant if you meet the following criteria:
- You have successfully completed a Leapfrog, Saturday Enrichment Program or Gifted LearningLinks course.
- You have previously submitted test scores or an Admission Portfolio that meet the criteria for your current course choice(s).
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Admission Portfolio Students
You are an admission portfolio applicant if you meet both of the
following criteria:
- You are completing grade 2 or 3.
- You do not have qualifying test scores because you have either 1) never taken a nationally normed standardized achievement test or 2) taken this type of test but not achieved a qualifying test score.
- most recent test scores on a nationally normed, grade-level achievement test for the academic area for which student is applying (if available);
- current school report card indicating strong academic performance in the appropriate academic area; and
- two teacher recommendations indicating above grade work in the relevant academic areas.
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