Maple Grove · Twin Cities · Minnesota
Osseo Area Schools key dates
Acceleration & testing out, Gifted & advanced learning and MCA dates for Osseo Area Schools families, with the steps to take. Every date links to the district’s own page.
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Acceleration & testing out
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- 157DAYSMN Bilingual Seal testRegistration Mar 1–30, 2027 · Testing April 5–30, 2027; results in late MayOptional test offered to all students in grades 10–12. Register during the March window; a seal or certificate can earn college credit at Minnesota State colleges. Official page, checked Oct 19
- 159DAYSFull-grade acceleration requestAfter Trimester 1 – Apr 1 · Acceleration team gathers data (CogAT, Iowa test, aReading/aMath, surveys), then holds a review meetingParent fills out the Request for Acceleration form and gives it to the TAG specialist at the school. The district's K-8 process document (linked from the TAG page; revised 2021, a standing process) accepts requests after trimester one and no later than April 1. Official page, checked Oct 19
Gifted & advanced learning
Osseo Area Schools doesn’t post a parent referral window for grades 6–12. Students are identified through school screening and test scores. Ask your school counselor, and tell us if you find the official page.
MCA
- 135DAYSMCA reading & math (grades 3–8, 10/11) · spring 2027Testing window Mar 8 – May 7, 2027 (science MCA to May 14) · Given at school during the day. Each school sets its own test days inside the window.Every Minnesota public school student takes it: reading in grades 3–8 and 10, math in grades 3–8 and 11, science in 5, 8 and high school. No registration. Your district posts its test days on its website. MDE testing calendar
National tests
- 0DAYSSAT · Nov 7 testRegister by Oct 23 (late Oct 27) · grades 9–12
- 6DAYSPSAT/NMSQTSchool testing window ends Oct 30 · grades 10–11
- 13DAYSACT · Dec 12 testRegister by Nov 6 (late Nov 29) · grades 9–12
- 20DAYSAP exams · ordering deadlineSchools order exams by Nov 13 (later orders cost $40 more) · grades 9–12
Summer programs near Maple Grove
- LHI–AHA Summer Research ScholarsUniversity of Minnesota Lillehei Heart Institute · grades 11–12 · Free
- Career Immersion Program (Minnesota)Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences · grades 10–11 · Free (scholarships cover program, meals, housing, and transport to/from a Twin Cities location)
- Healthcare Experience and Research in Oncology (HERO)Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center · grades 9–11 · Free
- Discover STEMUniversity of Minnesota College of Science & Engineering · grades 10–11 · Free (sponsored by 3M)
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