Recognize Students Honored by Duke Talent Identification Program as 2009 National Grand Level Winners (Middle School Education-Curriculum and Instruction Division)

We are pleased to recognize the students honored by Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) as 2009 National Grand Level Winners.

TIP identifies academically talented grade 7 students based on standardized test scores. These identified students are then invited to complete either the ACT Assessment or the SAT Reasoning Test. These tests are the same college admissions exams that are taken by our high school juniors and seniors. Seventh-grade students who score in the top 3% in the nation on the ACT or SAT receive National Grand Level Recognition and are invited to a ceremony at Duke University. Last year, 74,016 seventh graders nationwide participated in TIP and 1,844 were recognized as Grand Level winners.

The SAT scores of the National Grand Level students met one of the following criteria:

• Scored at least 670 out of 800 in Mathematics
• Scored at least 650 out of 800 in Critical Reading
• Scored at least 650 out of 800 in Writing
• Scored at least 1850 out of 2400 in Math, Critical Reading and Writing Combined

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* Motivate students to become responsible learners, * Challenge and support all students with an appropriate curriculum

This agenda item is for recognition and has no financial impact on the district.