Muirlands GATE Seminar Program Enrollment Instructions
Applications will only be processed with the submission of both forms:
Every attempt will be made to ensure enrollment into GATE Seminar classes for GATE Seminar-identified students. Seminar-identified students will be offered enrollment in the Muirlands Seminar program on a first-come, first-served basis. Submit completed forms via email, beginning at 8:00 am on the student's first day of school of their 5th-grade year.
STEP 1 - Complete this GATE Seminar Program Intent to Enroll form.
STEP 2 - Submit by email both the GATE Seminar Program Intent to Enroll form and your child's GATE Assessment Report, which states that your child was recommended for the GATE Seminar program, to [email protected]. You will receive an email confirming your submission. If you do not have a copy of your child’s GATE Assessment Report, one can be obtained from your child's current elementary school. Please keep a copy of all forms and email receipts for your records.
Students who are seminar-identified during their 5th-grade year will be offered enrollment based on space availability as determined by a lottery system. For newly identified students to enter the lottery process, the completed seminar intent to enroll form and seminar-qualifying GATE Assessment Report must be emailed to [email protected]. Once retest scores are received, the date and deadline for submission of newly identified students will be determined and communicated with families via elementary principals' weekly eblast/Bulletin. Newly Seminar-identified students will need to complete Steps 1 and 2 listed above.
The following prioritization procedure will be implemented:
- La Jolla Cluster students: La Jolla Cluster includes students currently attending La Jolla Elementary, Bird Rock Elementary, or Torrey Pines Elementary schools, as well as students residing within Muirlands' attendance boundaries.
- Non-La Jolla Cluster students who are not currently attending one of Muirlands' Cluster elementary schools, i.e. La Jolla Elementary, Bird Rock Elementary, and Torrey Pines Elementary. These students must file a Neighborhood Schools & Enrollment Options Choice application. Submitting an application with Enrollment Options does NOT guarantee that your student is offered enrollment at Muirlands. Students are placed on a list and will be called in priority order consistent with space availability.
Please contact your current site’s principal and school psychologist for questions regarding the GATE assessment.
Please note that while we strive to keep you informed, the contents of this page are subject to change pending future SDUSD Board of Education actions. We will keep you updated on any changes.