Edmonds School District Highly Capable Program Assessment and Selection Process

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1 Edmnds Schl District Highly Capable Prgram Assessment and Selectin Prcess Nvember 14, 2017 Mark Madisn, Directr f K-12 Highly Capable Prgrams Edmnds Schl District

2 Agenda The Highly Capable Student The Highly Capable Prgram Cntinuum The Assessment and Selectin Prcess Imprtant Dates and Deadlines Frequently Asked Questins Questins frm the flr

3 The Highly Capable Student

4 Highly Capable r Gifted Student Definitin Students Wh Are Highly Capable Students wh have a prepnderance f evidence frm multiple criteria that shw they are amng the mst highly capable. There is evidence f clear need fr highly capable services when cmpared with thers f their age, experiences, r envirnments. Perfrm r shw ptential fr perfrming at significantly advanced academic levels when cmpared with thers f their age, experiences, r envirnments. Outstanding abilities are seen within students general intellectual aptitudes, specific academic abilities, and/r creative prductivities within a specific dmain. Edmnds Schl District Bard Plicy 7330-R states that effrts will be made t identify highly capable students frm under-represented ppulatins.

5 Additinal Attributes Demnstrate capacity t learn with unusual depth f understanding, t retain what has been learned, and t transfer learning t new situatins. Demnstrate capacity and willingness t deal with increasing levels f abstractin and cmplexity earlier than their chrnlgical peers. Demnstrate creative ability t make unusual cnnectins amng ideas and cncepts. Demnstrate ability t learn quickly in their area(s) f intellectual strength. Demnstrate capacity fr intense cncentratin and/r fcus. WAC ; WAC

6 The Highly Capable Prgram Cntinuum

7 Highly Capable Prgram Attributes Different pace, cmplexity, and instructin with emphasis n higher level thinking and prblem slving skills. Curriculum is accelerated and taken deeper. Nt a private schl/nt a self-paced prgram. Class size numbers are the same as regular educatin. All types f students are in gifted classes, including thse with special learning needs.

8 Challenge Prgram at Terrace Park Grades 1-6 Terrace Park becmes new hme schl. Students in class with ther gifted peers wh understand them. Transprtatin prvided frm neighbrhd schl t Terrace Park and back t neighbrhd schl. Nte: Students will nt be able t ride the schl bus between their hme and their neighbrhd schl and arrive in time t catch the bus t Terrace Park Challenge. Schl hurs 9:00am 3:30pm Parent vlunteers greatly appreciated.

9 Highly Capable MS Prgram Grades 7-8 Brier Terrace Middle becmes new hme schl. Students are with gifted peers in: Science English/Scial Studies blck Students are placed in apprpriate level math classes. Students have access t varius elective classes. Transprtatin is prvided frm student s neighbrhd middle schl t Brier Terrace Middle and back t the neighbrhd middle schl. Nte: Students will nt be able t ride the schl bus between their hme and their neighbrhd middle schl and arrive in time t catch the bus t Brier Terrace Middle Schl.

10 High Schl Optins Grades 9-12 Students select ne f three accelerated ptins entering 9 th grade: 1. Accelerated ptins at the student s hme high schl: Hnrs cursewrk Advanced Placement Cllege in High Schl Running Start 2. STEM Magnet High Schl Prgram at Muntlake Terrace HS 3. Internatinal Baccalaureate (IB) Diplma Prgram at EWHS Imprtant: N Transprtatin is prvided if a student chses an ptin ther than their neighbrhd high schl.

11 The Assessment and Selectin Prcess

12 The Cgnitive Abilities Test, Frm 7 (CgAT) Cmmnly used and accepted assessment fr use in Highly Capable Student identificatin Measures students learned reasning abilities in the three areas mst linked t academic success in schl: Verbal Reasning Quantitative Reasning Nnverbal Reasning Cgnitive Abilities Test is published by Riverside Publishing fr grades K-12, by David F. Lhman and Elizabeth P. Hagen. Fr mre infrmatin, visit

13 Characteristics f the Cgnitive Abilities Test Fr students currently in grades K -1: Fr students currently in grade 2: Fr students currently in grades 3-7: The subtests are nt timed. Students bubble answers in the same bklet as the questins. All parts f the test are read t the students. All parts are timed. Students bubble answers in the same bklet as the questins Students read all parts f the test themselves. All parts are timed. Students answer questins n a separate answer sheet. Students read all parts f the test themselves.

14 Additinal Infrmatin Used in Selectin Prcess Academic Assessments K 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th Gr 2 Fall Reading X Gr 2 Math X Gr 2 Spring Reading X Prir Year SBA ELA X X X X Prir Year SBA Math X X X X Gr 5 MSP Science X X Other Infrmatin K 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 7 th DIBELS X X Fall Sight Wrds X K Spring Cmprehensin X Fall Independent Reading Levels X Gr 1 Spring Cmprehensin X Student Reprt Cards X X X X X X X X Parent Supplied Infrmatin X X X X X X X X Teacher Supplied Infrmatin X X X X X X X X

15 The Multi-Disciplinary Selectin Cmmittee (MSC) Includes a classrm teacher, a gifted prgram teacher, a psychlgist and r cunselr, and a gifted administratr frm the district. Cnsiders all infrmatin, including the applicatin and ther requested infrmatin in determining mst highly capable students. Emphasis is n prepnderance f evidence frm CgAT and ther available data that the student is amng the mst highly capable and needs highly capable services.

16 ESD General Qualificatin Criteria CgAT* Overall Cmpsite SAS CgAT* Overall Cmpsite Natinal %tile MSC Determinatin 129 and abve 97 th and abve Qualifies As Mst Highly Capable 126 t th 96 th May be qualified as Mst Highly Capable with supprt f additinal measures and infrmatin 125 and belw 94 th and belw Des Nt Qualify as Mst Highly Capable Nte: The MSC recgnizes limited English prficiency as a mitigating factr in student identificatin * Cgnitive Abilities Test Frm 7

17 Imprtant Dates and Deadlines

18 Referral fr Assessment Hw des the Referral Prcess wrk? Students must live in the Edmnds District service area t be tested. See age requirements fr kindergarten and first graders. A parent, teacher, anyne may refer a student. Referral must be cmplete and MUST be signed by parent. Attach mst recent reprt card (exceptin current Kindergartener) Referral frms are available in yur schl s main ffice r n the districts Highly Capable Prgrams website. Referral MUST be received by Nvember 30 th deadline at: Edmnds District, Highly Capable Office th Ave. W., Lynnwd, WA (next t Edmnds Cmmunity Cllege) Can referral packet t CassB@edmnds.wednet.edu r fax t

19 Testing fr Placement: Grades K-4 Testing Referral Deadline Nvember 30, 2017 K-4 Testing Saturday, January 6, 2018 Terrace Park Schl Testing Starts Prmptly At: Current Grades K-1 8:30-11:45a.m. Current Grades 2-4 1:30-4:30 p.m. Allw ample time fr parking n street r in last tw rws f Pavilin parking lt. Testing will take apprximately 3 hurs. Drs will remain lcked until all classrms have finished testing. Make Up Testing due t illness n test day must leave message fr the Highly Capable department by phne r n the day f testing t arrange a make-up testing appintment. Decisin letters mailed ut between January 30 February 1.

20 Testing fr Placement: Grades 5-7 Testing Referral Deadline Nvember 30, 2017 Current Grades 5-7 December 9, 2017 Edmnds Schl District Administrative Center Starts Prmptly At: 8:30-11:00 a.m. Allw time fr parking and check in Drs will remain lcked until all classrms have finished testing. Make Up Testing due t illness n test day must leave message fr the Highly Capable department by phne r n the day f testing t arrange a make-up testing appintment. Decisin letters mailed ut between January 30 February 1

21 Frequently Asked Questins

22 Frequently Asked Questins Shuld My Student be Tested fr the Highly Capable Prgrams? If yu aren t sure, ask yur student s current teacher fr their pinin. Have any f yur child s previus teachers talked t yu abut Challenge/Gifted testing? Testing requires 3 hurs f fcused cncentratin with minimal breaks fr students. Please cnsider yur student s strengths and maturity level especially fr K-1 st graders. If yur student is happy, ding well, and thriving in schl, they may just be in the right place t be successful.

23 Frequently Asked Questins My Student Desn t Qualify? What Next? Student can take the CgAT test again anther year, up t fur times in grades K-7. If either f the fllwing cnditins apply, an Appeal may be submitted: An extrardinary circumstance ccurred during testing that may have negatively affected the validity f the test results (i.e., traumatic event r an illness preventing cmpletin f the test) Nte: The Highly Capable ffice must be ntified immediately n the day f testing f the extrardinary circumstance). A misapplicatin r miscalculatin f the assessment data due t an incrrect birthdate r grade level used in calculating the student s scre. We will nt accept utside testing r evaluatins fr placement r appeals.

24 Frequently Asked Questins My Student Qualified fr Challenge. What Next? Students wh qualify fr Challenge and their parents will be invited t a meeting/tur at Terrace Park Elementary n Mnday, February 12 th t learn mre abut the schl and curriculum. New Students Entering Grades 1-2 9:15 10:15 am New Students Entering Grades 3-6 2:00 3:00 pm My Student Qualified fr Gifted Middle Prgram at Brier Terrace. What Next? There will als be a parent/student meeting and tur n Thursday, February 22 nd at 6:00 pm in the BTMS Cafeteria.

25 Frequently Asked Questins What if my student qualifies and declines placement? If a student qualifies and declines placement in Challenge r the Gifted Middle Schl prgram, effrts will be made t meet the needs f yur child at the lcal schl, but gifted prgrams cannt be replicated. If yu ask fr placement anther year, yu will need t submit a new referral and yur child will need t test again during the winter testing cycle in the year prir t requested placement.

26 General Infrmatin Check district website fr questins r referral frms. click n Prgrams, Highly Capable & Gifted Prgrams. Links t the referral frm and infrmatin are fund at the tp f the Welcme Page. We are unable t discuss specific individual student questins/cncerns at this time. If yu have questins r cncerns abut yur student, call r Highly Capable Specialist at r CassB@edmnds.wednet.edu

27 General Questins Middle Schl? Challenge Prgram?