Welcome!

Welcome Parents!
We have created this gifted web link for your access regarding your child's education at Franklin Middle School. We hope your child is adapting to a new school year and enjoying the challenging work, his/her teachers, and the classroom environment.
Please access this web link periodically to check on important dates, events, and activities of the gifted program.

FMS Gifted Program Brochure

Attached is the brochure outlining the Gifted Program at FMS.

Open House

Gifted Open House November 15th, 2012
Parents and Students:
Invitations will be mailed to students who qualify for Franklin's Gifted Program the week of November 1.
If your child has been invited to attend the Franklin Middle School Gifted Program for the 2013-2014 school year, we will have our Invite Night on Thursday, November 15th, 2012, from 6 p.m.-7 p.m.

We look forward to meeting you and your child and sharing all of the positive attributes of our program. Come hear our Jazz Band, meet the gifted teachers, learn more about our academic departments, tour the Franklin facilities, and watch a short movie that highlights our program. We will also have current Franklin Gifted students on hand to address any questions that you or your child may have about the many extra-curricular activities offered at FMS.

On behalf of the Franklin Gifted Program, we look forward to seeing you on November 15th!

www.ctd.northwestern.edu

If you are interested in enrolling your child in the Northwestern University's Midwest Academic Talent Search in the 2012-2013 school year, here is some important information that you will need to know:

The NUMATS web page is below.

www.ctd.northwestern.edu

Franklin's NUMATS ID number is: 8004547

Numat Information

Test Dates

Test dates and online registration deadlines for the 2012-2013 school year are shown in the tables below. Registration begins in July. See Register now! for more information on how to register.

Important Reminders
Tests are normally taken on a Saturday morning. Students whose religion prohibits testing on Saturday may choose a non-Saturday test date when they register.
NUMATS offers testing throughout the school year for the ACT® and SAT®; however, students must test before March to have their scores considered for most award ceremonies (boldface dates in tables below).
Students should register as early as possible to increase the likelihood that they will be assigned to their first- or second-choice test center. Test centers are assigned by the testing agencies, and seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If seats are not available at the test centers you choose, the testing agencies will assign you to the nearest available test center.

ACT (Boldface test dates allow for award ceremony consideration.)

Test Dates
Online Registration Ends
September 8, 2012
(September 9, 2012)*
August 14, 2012
October 27, 2012
(October 28, 2012)*
September 18, 2012
December 8, 2012
(December 9, 2012)*
October 30, 2012
February 9, 2013
(February 10, 2013)*
January 8, 2013
April 13, 2013
(April 14, 2013)*
March 5, 2013
June 8, 2013
(June 9, 2013)*
April 30, 2013
*Non-Saturday test dates are for students whose religious observance prohibits testing on Saturdays. Dates may vary depending on state. See Test Center and Test Date Lookup.)

SAT (Boldface test dates allow for award ceremony consideration.)

Test Dates
Online Registration Ends
October 6, 2012
(October 7, 2012)*
September 4, 2012
November 3, 2012
(November 4, 2012)*
October 1, 2012
December 1, 2012
(December 2, 2012)*
October 29, 2012
January 26, 2013
(January 27, 2013)*
December 26, 2012
March 9, 2013
(March 10, 2013)*
February 5, 2013
May 4, 2013
(May 5, 2013)*
April 2, 2013
June 1, 2013
(June 2, 2013)*
April 29, 2013
*Non-Saturday test dates are for students whose religious observance prohibits testing on Saturdays.

Important phone numbers:
NUMATS (847)491-3782

ACT (319)337-1270

SAT (866)756-7346

Six Franklin students participated in NUMATS during the 2011-2012 school year. Last year, one Franklin 8th grade student distinguished himself by having a perfect score on the English and Math portions of the ACT!

If you have any questions about NUMATS, please email Ray Zinnen, FMS Gifted Department Chair, at rzinnen@sps186.org or call him at 525-3164, ext. 234.