September/October:

• Students in grades 2nd-8th take District CORE or MAP tests in the fall, and students in grades 9th-10th take STAR/California Standards tests in the spring:
  • Students who meet the criteria set by the District are eligible to take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) or the Naglieri Non-Verbal Abilities Test (NNAT) for second language learners.
  • Teachers may also nominate students to take either the OLSAT or NNAT test at their school sites in January

October/November:

• OLSAT/NNAT teacher nomination forms and checklists are distributed to teachers.
• Teachers submit OLSAT/NNAT test lists to the AAA/GATE department.

December:

• Invitations to take the OLSAT/NNAT at the school sites are mailed home to parents.
• Fee-based OLSAT testing registration forms are available to parents at elementary, middle, and high school offices. Forms are also available on the CUSD AAA website at www.capousd.org/aaa.

January:

• OLSAT is administered to qualifying CUSD students at elementary and middle school sites within the school day.
• NNAT is administered to qualifying 2nd-10th graders at high school sites within the school day.
• Fee-Based OLSAT testing registration are forms due. (The deadline date is posted on the Fee-based OLSAT registration form.)

February:

• Fee-based OLSAT testing is open to all 2nd-10th grade students and private school students on a Saturday at a designated CUSD elementary school.
• OLSAT is administered to qualifying 9th and 10th graders on a Saturday at a designated high school.

March/April:

• Parents are notified, by mail, of the results of the OLSAT/NNAT tests given in January/February.
• Parents with students who qualify for the AAA/GATE program are mailed permission slips to participate in the AAA/GATE program the following school year.

May:

• AAA/GATE panel reviews multiple measure portfolios for AAA/GATE identification.
• Parents are notified by mail of the results of the portfolio review.
• Parents with students who qualify for the AAA/GATE program are mailed permission slips to participate in the AAA/GATE Program.
• Informational meeting is held for parents of newly identified AAA/GATE students.