Nomination Process

Eligibility

Enrollment for the on-campus Joseph Baldwin Academy experience is limited to students who will complete the 7th, 8th or 9th grade at the conclusion of the 2021-2022 academic year and who are high achievers as indicated by GPA, IQ, enrollment in gifted courses, high standardized test scores, or equivalent measurement.

To qualify as a Distinguished Nominee, a student must be identified as a high achiever as indicated by GPA, IQ, enrollment in gifted courses, high standardized test scores, or equivalent measurement, and be nominated by his or her school’s principal or counselor. NOTE: Students who attended the Academy last year will be automatically nominated for 2022 JBA. They do not need to be nominated again.

Home School Students: Home school students may be nominated by a parent. Parents will need to supply a GPA, IQ, high standardized test scores, or equivalent measurement, and provide a copy of the student’s curriculum plan from the last two years. The Dean will handle such students on a case-by-case basis. School Counselors are encouraged to alert home school students in their area about this opportunity.

Nomination

Guidance counselors, school principals, and gifted education teachers are certified to nominate students.  Students who will complete the 7th, 8th or 9th grade at the conclusion of the 2021-2022 academic year and who are high achievers as indicated by GPA, IQ, enrollment in gifted courses, high standardized test scores, or equivalent measurement, qualify for nomination.  

Nomination information is emailed to school counselors the beginning of September. If your school is not on our mailing list, we would be glad to send them a packet and add them to our mailing list.  Please note to nominate your students based on standardized test scores, they should have scored at the 95th percentile or above in at least one area on a recognized and normed standardized achievement examination, such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, Stanford Achievement Test, CTBS, and MAP. Since some states use different tests than these and other states no longer use standardized national exams, we will make accommodations to fit personal circumstances.

NOTE: Students who attended JBA last summer will be automatically nominated for the 2022 Joseph Baldwin Academy. You do not need to nominate them again.

All nominations must be received by October 18, 2021 to qualify for application to the 2022 Joseph Baldwin Academy.

Please contact JBA at (660) 785-5384 or email jba@truman.edu to receive your Joseph Baldwin Academy Nomination information via email or for any questions regarding the standardized test scores.

Our current list for Standardized Test scores are listed below:

ACT Aspire	Student should score at the “exceeding” level, for the grade in which the test was administered, in one or more subject areas covered by the test.
CTBS	95% or above in any Academic Subject
CTP-4	95% or above in any Academic Subject
DAT	95% or above in any Academic Subject
ERB	95% or above in any Academic Subject
Explore	95% or above in any Academic Subject
FCAT	Reading Scale Score 7th grade 389-500, 8th grade 394-500 Math Scale Score 7th grade 379-500, 8th grade 371-500
Iowa Test of Basic Skills	95% or above in any Academic Subject
ISTEP	95% or above in any Academic Subject
MAP	95% or above in any Academic Subject or Advanced
Metropolitan Achievement Test – MAT 8	95% or above in any Academic Subject
Minnesota Comprehensive Test	95% or above in any Academic Subject
MCT – Mississippi Grade 7 Grade 8	Reading           Language       Mathematics 600                    605                  623 611                      609                  640
Ohio Proficiency Testing	Advanced proficient in two or more academic areas (reading, writing, math or science)
OLSAT	95% or above in any Academic Subject
Smarter Balance Consortium ELA or Math	Level 4 or Advanced
Stanford 9 & 10	95% or above in any Academic Subject area (Language, Listening, Problem Solving & Study Skills fall under Academic Skills area and are not acceptable)
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness STARR – 7th grade	English – raw score 43 or above Math – raw score 46 or above
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness STARR – 8th grade	English Language Arts English I Reading: raw score 45 or above English II Reading: raw score 45 or above English III Reading: raw score 44 or above Math Algebra I: raw score 42 or above Geometry I: raw score 40 or above Algebra II: raw score 32 or above Science Biology: raw score 45 or above Chemistry: raw score 43 or above Physics: raw score 39 or above Social Studies World Geography: raw score 57 or above World History: raw score 54 or above US History: raw score 55 or above
Texas TAKS- 7th or 8th grades	7th grade Reading: 932 or higher Scale Score Mathematics: 929 or higher Scale Score 8th grade Social Studies 2723 or higher Science 2657 or higher
TCAP	95% or above in any Academic Subject
WISC-III	95% or above in any Academic Subject

You may ONLY use the following for students who do not have nationally standardized test scores, or due to testing in non-academic subjects with MAP in 5th & 6th grade:

GPA	3.75 – 4.0
I.Q. testing	125 or above = 95%

Not finding a score that fits your students?  Let us know and we’ll be happy to help with extenuating circumstances.