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Next steps proposals highly capable program. March 5, 2014. Division of Academics and Innovation Dr . Kendra Johnson, Chief Academic and Innovation Officer Vicki Bates, Executive Director, Standards-based Instruction. Next stepS proposal K-2. 2. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NEXT STEPS PROPOSALSHIGHLY CAPABLE PROGRAM
March 5, 2014
Division of Academics and Innovation
Dr. Kendra Johnson, Chief Academic and Innovation OfficerVicki Bates, Executive Director, Standards-based Instruction
SUCCESSFULLY PREPARING ALL STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURES12033 SE 256TH STREET, KENT, WA 98030 | WWW.KENT.K12.WA.US
NEXT STEPS PROPOSAL K-2• Serve targeted K-2 students (approximately 2%) in home school settings
through individualized plans, developed in collaboration with school staff and families that may include:– Differentiated curriculum and instruction in the general education
classroom– Cluster grouping for all or part of the day– “walk to” accelerated content instruction– Grade skipping– Early entrance into kindergarten
• Select and train teachers (UW partner ready!)• Screen students using available academic data, assess
with Gifted Rating Scales (GRS-P) and CogAT 7
• Begin K services midyear; align 1-2 with other grade cycles
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K-1 SPRING 2014 POTENTIAL TIMELINE
March 4 – Screening completed using locally normed mid-year DIBELS, MBA, and WAKIDS at 95% and above
March 15 – Referral/permission forms sent to schools
April 4 – Referral/permission to test forms due
April 21 – May 2 CogAT Testing Window
May 27 – Identification Team meeting; School notification
June 2 – Family Notification & Planning Outreach
June 17 – Appeals Meeting
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NEXT STEPS PROPOSAL 3-6• Begin at grade 3 transitioning to two service models within the program:
– 2 self-contained sites– Cluster programs at all elementary sites
• Self-contained: Verbal and Quantitative Scores 97%ile or higher • Continue current nomination/referral, assessment, and identification
procedures to identify “most highly capable”• Initiate a Promise Scholars enrichment program to identify high potential
students of color and ELLs not selected for HiCap but demonstrating high potential to be added to clusters (Expand Promise Scholars to K-2 in no more than two years)
• Select and train teachers (Whitman partner ready!)• Enrich classroom resources
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NEXT STEPS PROPOSAL 7-8 Ensure designation for program services continues through secondary
school years (done)• Implement new nomination/referral, assessment, and identification
procedures to identify incoming or emerging students• Establish common expectations for “Honors” courses and delivery of
program services for highly capable learners• Expand opportunities for students to begin high school coursework in
middle school (beyond mathematics) • Formalize communication of recommended secondary
pathways of program services for identified students
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SUCCESSFULLY PREPARING ALL STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURES12033 SE 256TH STREET, KENT, WA 98030 | WWW.KENT.K12.WA.US
NEXT STEPS PROPOSAL 9-12• Ensure designation for program services continues through secondary
school years (done)• Implement new nomination/referral, assessment, and identification
procedures to identify incoming or emerging students• Formalize communication of recommended program services for
identified students• Provide professional development for high school teachers on recognizing
and meeting the needs of highly capable learners• Create a supplemental advisory program for identified students to
address specialized service and post-HS planning needs
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ADDITIONAL OVERARCHING NEEDS• Train more/all teachers in meeting needs of students through
differentiation strategies• Update external communications • Consider ways to add additional flexibility for formally identifying students
at an additional time in the school year
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