Applying to St. Peter GATE Program

St. Peter Macomb offers two programs for gifted (grades 3-5) and potentially gifted students (grade 2). The program accepts students from in and outside the school. 

For the 2022-2023 school year students outside of St. Peter can apply starting January 5, 2022. An information night for all new parents grades 3-5 will be held via zoom on Tuesday, January 11th at 7:00 p.m.. We ask that you sign up via Sign.Up.Genius so we can email you the zoom link for the evening. You can also learn about our programs by visiting our information pages:

How to Apply

Important Dates for students outside of St.Peter:
  • ​January 5-February 4, 2022 Application Window open for students outside of St.Peter
  • January 11, 2022 Information Night 7:00 p.m. (Sign Up!)
  • February (TBD), 2022 CogAT Testing (Sign Up Required) email ambernill@splcs.net with your name, student name,  and current grade
  • Two Weeks after CogAT Testing Letter of Intention sent to parents
  • February 1-March 1, 2022 St. Peter Macomb Application Window (Must apply to reserve a spot for your student) 
  • March 25, 2022 Letter of Intent (from parents) Due

Important Dates for students currently at St.Peter (interested in joining the program):
  • ​February 4-February 10, 2022 Application Window open for students within St.Peter, grades 2-4. (Feb. 17 CogAT Grades 3 & 4)
  • February 10-18, 2022 Application Window open (March 17 CogAT Grades 2, 3, & 4) 
  • February 8, 2022 Information Night 7:00 p.m. (Sign Up!)
  • February 17, 2022 CogAT Testing (Sign Up Required) email ambernill@splcs.net with your name, student name,  and current grade (Testing during the school day) 
  • March 4, 2022- Letter of Intention sent to parents (Grades 3 & 4) 
  • March 25, 2022 Letter of Intent (from parents) Due (Grades 3 & 4) 
  • April 1, 2022- Letter of Intention sent to parents (Grade 2)
  • April 22, 2022 Letter of Intent (from parents) Due (Grade 2) 

Important Dates for 1st grade students interested in the Bridge to GATE program:
  • ​March 4-March 18, 2022 Application Window open for all grade 1 students.
  • March 8, 2022 Information Night 7:00 p.m. (Sign Up!)
  • April 1, 2022- Letter of Intention sent to parents
  • April 22, 2022 Letter of Intent (from parents) Due
Application Requirements:
  • Complete the GATE or Bridge to GATE application within the window provided (Click to view application).                
  • Within the application parents will provide:
    • Contact Information
    • NWEA MAP scores for with Fall 2021 or Winter 2022 in Reading and Math assessments
    • Sign Up for Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) grades 2-5 only 
    • Letter of Recommendation (Required for 1st grade, optional for 2nd-5th but highly recommended for students outside of St.Peter)
    • Possible entrance assessments 
    • Optional IQ Results from the past 18 months
  • Acceptance will be based on these multiple points of data by a GATE committee. 

    Additional Questions Contact Amber Nill (ambernill@splcs.net) 

January 11th New Parent (outside St. Peter) Information Night

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February 8th St. Peter GATE Grades 2-4 Information Night

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March 8th Bridge to GATE Information Night (for current 1st grade students) 

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