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Welcome to the 2025-2026 school year!
We would like to extend a special welcome to the students and families who receive gifted and talented services in Columbus City Schools!
If your student is new to gifted and talented services, you will learn that being identified as gifted in CCS and having talents to explore means lots of opportunities for students to grow.
Did you know?
- CCS provides gifted services to nearly 4,000 CCS students in grades K-12.
- Nearly 1,000 CCS students participated in the department's academic competitions and tournaments, including debate, chess, Power of the Pen, and national math challenges to name a few.
- CCS facilitates the largest talent development program in Ohio for students in grades K-2. It is called the PETS program and is offered in 40 of our elementary schools. We celebrate the program's 10th anniversary this year!
- We have the only gifted academy in Ohio that is embedded in a K-12 public school district? It is the Columbus Gifted Academy (CGA) and it serves students from 60+ schools in the district who are in grades 3-8.
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Gifted Testing Referral Links
ONLINE REFERRAL LINKS FOR ACADEMIC GIFTED ASSESSMENT
- The online link to refer a student for gifted identification testing opens on Monday, August 25th and will close October 31st. Click here to complete the referral form.
- The link to refer students for subject or grade acceleration for the 2025-2026 school year is now open for placements at the beginning of the second semester. Click here for the online form.
- The online link for referral for Early Entrance to Kindergarten (or First Grade) for the second semester of the 2025-2026 school year is now open. Click here to complete the form. For early entrance FAQs, click here.
- The Visual & Performance Arts referral form for gifted identification will reopen during the first week of school. Further information will be provided.
