I believe my child may qualify for REACH, what should I do?
| | The REACH program identifies students in accordance with Arizona Revised Statutes. Students who receive a score in the 97th percentile or above in verbal, quantitative, or non-verbal reasoning (on a state approved test) are provided with services beginning in kindergarten. This year, 2008-2009, we are also piloting the acceptance of students at the 95th/96th percentile on a provisional basis.
Amphitheater Public Schools provide several opportunities for testing throughout the school year. If you choose to have your child tested for REACH, you must first contact the REACH teacher, or click on the link below, to obtain a "permission to test" form. A checklist on the form will help you identify the characteristics in your child that indicate a need for REACH services. The completed form should be returned to the REACH teacher. The REACH teacher will contact you when the next testing session at that site is scheduled. Expect testing to occur in February or March.
If a child does not meet the criteria for placement after the first testing, a parent may choose to have their child retested in highschool. A student may be tested twice in grades K-5, once in grades 6-8 and once in high school. The REACH department does not recommend testing a child more than twice during their school career.
Students who are referred for the REACH program and have a permission to test form on file will be given the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) and the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test (NNAT).
Test results are sent to the parent 4-6 weeks after testing occurs. Students who test in the spring will begin services the next school year.
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