Three supplemental screening and instructional programs have been designed for identified students and for students who may be from any one of the following groups: achieving, underachieving, potentially gifted, and talented in the arts.
Screening and Instructional Program for Gifted/ Talented Students in the Primary Grades, K-3	The Screening and Instructional Program for Gifted/Talented Students in the Primary Grades is an organized screening program to recognize and nurture potentially gifted/talented students and to seek out accelerated learners in K-3. Special emphasis is directed to include students from diverse cultural, linguistic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Screening and Instructional Program for Able Under-achieving Students From Diverse Backgrounds, Grades 3-12	The Screening and Instructional Program for Able Underachieving Students From Diverse Backgrounds, Grades 3-12, which originated in 1984,is an organized screening program to recognize and nurture potentially gifted/talented students. Special emphasis is directed to include students from diverse cultural, linguistic and socioeconomic backgrounds who exhibit higher levels of cognitive potential but are not achieving for various reasons.
Conservatory of Fine Arts Screening Program for Talented Students, Grades 3-12	The Conservatory of Fine Arts originated in 1981. It is a Saturday morning program offered through the Gifted/Talented Programs Office of the Los Angeles Unified School District. Housed at California State University, Los Angeles, the Conservatory is not intended as a replacement for local school arts programs, but as a supplement to them.
Conservatory Program:	The Conservatory is a 24-week program providing differentiated instruction with a broad and varied curriculum to motivated and talented students. Instruction is provided by district personnel as well as selected resource professionals.
Instruction: Instruction is provided on selected Saturdays for each academic year which begins in October and concludes in May.	The Performing Arts Division offers instruction to students who have talent in drama, dance, and/or voice and meets from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Visual Arts Division serves students talented in drawing and painting and meets from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Charter Schools: Due to state restrictions, the administrator of a Charter school within LAUSD boundaries may contact the Charter School's office to start the fee-for-service process for each student in order to participate. The "approved" form must be signed and included with the application.

Application: Applications may be obtained at the local school of attendance late August/early September. Schools receive the current application and instructions in the Office of Curriculum, Instruction and School Support Memorandum titled, "Conservatory of Fine Arts Program for Gifted and Potentially Gifted and Talented Students," late August. Application must be complete and signed by the principal and the parent. The student ID No. and a Student Emergency Information Form (both obtained at school) must be included.

Deadline: Applications must be received by the deadline and acceptance is contigent upon space availability. Late applicants will be placed in the wait list. Wait list is good for the particular year; students must reapply for the following year. An incomplete application may cause a student to lose placement.

Important Items: The program is open to third through twelfth grade students attending LAUSD schools who reside within LAUSD boundaries and who have been either identified as gifted in the talent areas or recommended by their regular schools.

• Transportation is not provided. Parents are expected to furnish transportation.
• Students with talent may be recommended by a teacher or administrator familiar with student's abilities by filling out and signing the reverse side of the application.
• "Identified" students in the area of talent and "returning" students have priority and will receive a pre-printed application, which information must be verified, corrected, and completed.
• Attendance is mandatory. Students with more than three absences will be dropped from the program (three tardies constitute one absence).
• Students who do not cooperate with teachers or whose conduct causes to jeopardize our use of CSULA facilities will be asked to leave.