Programs for High Ability Students

In order for the District to provide an appropriate program for high ability students, the District shall develop a level of services program to provide educational opportunities to encourage high ability students to reach the highest possible achievement at every stage of development. The program for high ability students will be differentiated in depth and breadth designed to meet the needs of the students identified as high ability students. Activities such as compacting acceleration, enrichment, problem solving, and creative thinking may be utilized to meet the needs of the high ability students.

In addition to the identification system, the program for high ability students will include the following:

1. A curriculum and instructional strategies plan
2. A counseling and guidance plan
3. A systematic program evaluation plan
4. A professional development plan

The following curricular domains may be included in the program for high ability students:

1. Specific Academic – understanding facts and concepts, developing skills and generalizations, and evaluating their relationships as they apply to specific disciplines such as: English/language arts, social studies, foreign languages, mathematics, or science.
2. General Creative – understanding facts and concepts, developing skills and generalizations, and evaluating their relationships as they apply to activities such as: problem finding, divergent thinking, flexibility, elaboration, or originality.
3. Technical and Practical Arts – understanding facts and concepts, developing skills and generalizations, and evaluating their relationships as they apply to disciplines such as: vocational technical education, business technology education, family and consumer sciences, or technology education.