The District provides a Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program for students who are intellectually
gifted. The Otis Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) will be administered on your campus to students in
grades 1-7 between January 9 and February 8, 2019. Students who qualify will be placed in the GATE
program at elementary school for the 2019-2020 school year.
The district provides a special program for students who are intellectually gifted.
Children in grades 1 - 7 who perform extremely well on the district-administered Otis-
Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) and other standardized measurements may
qualify for identification as Gifted and Talented (GATE).
If you think your child might
qualify for identification and you would like to have him or her assessed, a GATE
Assessment Consent form is required and may be submitted on the Huntington Beach City
School District website at:
www.HBCSD.us from October 23 - December 7, 2018, by clicking
Parents, Parent Portal, then GATE Assessment Consent Form.
Please contact Debbie Bartlett in
the GATE office at (714) 964-8888 ext. 2036 with any questions you may have.
The last day to submit Consent forms is
Friday, December 7, 2018
Please note that district policy limits the number of times a student may be assessed to a
maximum of two times between first and seventh grade. Due to the limited
opportunities to test for the GATE program, you may wish to discuss with your child's
teacher at your parent conference in October if this would be an appropriate time to
have your child assessed.
Testing will take place from January 9 through February 8, 2019. Children who qualify
for placement in the program will be placed in the fall of the 2019-20 school year.
