OLSAT Update

The 2017-18 OLSAT will be administered during Trimester 2. Please check back in late November for registration details.

The OTIS-LENNON SCHOOL ABILITY TEST (OLSAT) assesses student's verbal, nonverbal, and quantitative abilities. IUSD will continue to offer the OLSAT for community members as an optional, fee based component of the MCM process. Students in 3rd-7th grades may take the OLSAT one time each year. Students do not need to take the OLSAT to be considered for GATE. OLSAT scores are not used for APAAS placement. The OLSAT is intended to be taken without any preparation. IUSD only offers OLSAT to students currently residing within the Irvine Unified School District boundaries.  

GATE Parent Meetings & Book Club Kick-off

The first GATE parent meeting of 2017-18 will be held next week. These meetings are intended to promote open communication between district administrators, school staff, and parents. Each year our GATE parent meetings host a parent book club open to all interested community members. GATE Site Representatives are encouraged to attend each meeting. Book Club discussions will be held during the first hour of the meeting and the last 30 minutes will be reserved for general parent site representative business and discussion. Our Book Club 2017 Selection is Grit by Angela Duckworth.

This year's schedule
Wednesday, October 11th: You do not need to read any portion of Grit for this first meeting!

Wednesday, November 15th: Discussion on Part 1

Wednesday, February 21st: Discussion on Part 2

Wednesday, April 25th: Discussion on Part 3

Book club discussion questions will be sent out one week prior to each meting. Each meeting will be held  at IUSD’s Learning Center, Room 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (3387 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, CA 92606). These meetings are intended for adult attendance only. Childcare will not be available. 

Looking forward to seeing each of you,

Kara Rydman