1. Wahluke School District Highly Capable Information Night
February 21, 2019

2. Agenda Introductions Review State Law Expansion of program
Current goals in Wahluke SD
Advanced Learning & Highly Capable
K-12 Program services
Identification & Selection Process
Parent and Community Input/Parent Group
Questions

3. Introductions Name School Role Do you have students in district?

4. Washington State Law RCW 28A.185.020 Funding.
(1) The legislature finds that, for highly capable students, access to accelerated learning and enhanced instruction is access to a basic education. There are multiple definitions of highly capable, from intellectual to academic to artistic. The research literature strongly supports using multiple criteria to identify highly capable students, and therefore, the legislature does not intend to prescribe a single method. Instead, the legislature intends to allocate funding based on 5.0 percent of each school district's population and authorize school districts to identify through the use of multiple, objective criteria those students most highly capable and eligible to receive accelerated learning and enhanced instruction in the program offered by the district. District practices for identifying the most highly capable students must prioritize equitable identification of low-income students and ELL. Access to accelerated learning and enhanced instruction through the program for highly capable students does not constitute an individual entitlement for any particular student.
(2) Supplementary funds provided by the state for the program for highly capable students under RCW 28A shall be categorical funding to provide services to highly capable students as determined by a school district under RCW 28A

5. Goals in Wahluke School District
To meet the needs of ALL learners and create opportunities for GROWTH.

6. Response to Intervention (RTI)

7. Remediation Advanced Advanced Learners Special Education
Highly Capable

8. Advanced vs. Highly Capable
Highly Capable (HC) Services/Opportunities for eligible students in grades K-12 provide differentiated practices unique to each school building. Differentiated practices may include: Grade level advancement, cluster grouping, accelerated pacing, problem-based learning, specialized interventions, flexible/fluid grouping of students for one or more subjects, and enhanced curricula.
Advanced Learning (AL) Services, for students in grades K-12 who demonstrate high academic achievement, but who do not meet the definition of Highly Capable, provides enhanced curriculum in English Language Arts and Math through a platform of differentiation strategies unique to each building.

9. WSD 2016-present 2016-17 First Year applied for HiCap grant
Referrals/Testing in Spring 2017
Elementary students moved up to another grade (some and all content)
Elementary 4th/5th Grade combination HiCap Classroom at ME
Junior High Honors and Warrior Shake
High School Running Start, College in Classroom, Honors
ME 4th and 5th Grade Cluster classrooms
Junior High Walk to Intervention, AVID & Warrior Shake
HS Running Start, College in Classroom, College Prep

10. Elementary-Students share
4th and 5th grade Cluster Classrooms
Walk to Interventions
Advance to higher grade (1 or more content areas)
After school Enrichment

11. Junior High After School Enrichment Walk to Interventions
Warrior Shake

12. High School
Honors
Running Start
College Prep
College in the Classroom

13. High School examples
11th Grade
10th Grade

14. Identification Referral Teacher, Parent or Community member
District HiCap coordinator
Screening
All 2nd and 3rd graders CogAT screener
All other students
Additional Testing: CogAT Full Battery

15. Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
CogAT Screener
CogAT Full Battery
Verbal (10 minutes)
30 minutes
Quantitative (10 minutes)
Nonverbal (10 minutes)

16. Verbal

17. Quantitative

18. Nonverbal

19. Selection & Notification
Multi-Disciplinary Selection Committee (MDSC)
HC coordinator
Principal(s)
Counselor
Teacher
School Psychologist
Team makes recommendations regarding highly capable placement and services.

20. Appeal Process
Parents/Guardians who wish to appeal the HiCap committee’s decision may submit
an appeal form to the HiCap office the Selection committee will review the
request and respond.
Appeal Form Due to HiCap office-May 15th
Committee Response Mailed-May 24th

21. Highly Capable Timeline
February Board Approval igrant 217
February 21 Highly Capable Information Night for parents and community
February 25 - March 15 K-5 Referral window
March Universal screening
March 26th Teachers will receive Screener Data for conferences
March P/T Conferences & HiCap Open House (Teaching and Learning Room)
April Further Testing K-5 (those identified during screening)
April Selection
April Notification letters & Test results mailed home
May Permission to Participate Letters due to T & L
Appeal Forms due T & L
May Appeals Review Team (if needed)
May Response to Appeal Forms/Letters mailed out (if needed)

22. Parent Input
At your table please talk together about what opportunities you would like to see in Wahluke School District for advanced and highly capable students.
Write them down and select someone to share out.

23. Parent & Community Input

24. Questions?