Riverview School District’s Program for the Academically Talented (PAT) is currently accepting referrals for the 2008-2009 school year.

Anyone interested in referring a child should attend the required Parent Informational Meeting on Thursday, November 8th at Carnation Elementary LRC at 7 p.m. and request a referral packet from his or her child’s elementary school office.

Both the teacher and parent referral forms need to be returned to the school office by Friday, December 14th. No late referrals or private testing will be accepted.

All referred 1st – 4th graders will be given an achievement test at Carnation Elementary School from 9 a.m. – 12 noon on Saturday, January 12, 2008.

Those students who meet the criteria of scoring at the 90 percentile or higher on the CAT will move on to take the Cognitive Abilities Test on February 2, 2008.

The goal for the Program for the Academically Talented is to support and provide appropriate academic challenge to students with extraordinary ability in Reading, Language Arts or Math.

• If a child is ill or unable to attend a testing session, a parent must contact the PAT office to schedule a make-up test. No outside tests accepted.