Advanced Academics

Elementary School Advanced Academic Programs

Advanced Academic services are implemented in elementary schools using a school-based model. As gifted and talented students are identified through the district identification process in elementary, they are invited to participate in a G/T group with a highly qualified instructor to meet their needs in addition to classroom instruction. If these students are in grades 3-4, they will have the opportunity to participate in the dynamic, responsive, and inclusive REACH Program.

The REACH Program is defined by the following:

• Students will explore topics such as: 
  • Engineering
  • Digital Citizenship
  • U.S. Legal System
  • Financial Literacy
  • Coding
  • Philanthropy
• These students will be served according to the following:
  • A minimum of two hours per week
  • These two hours will be on a rotating schedule so as not to miss consistent time or major assessments from one core content area
  • Groups will consist of no more than 20 students at a time
  • Given that students will only be missing daily assignments from time to time, they are not required to make up that work, though they are responsible for learning the content.
  • A student would only be placed on probation from the REACH Program if their content grade drops below a 75 average for the 9-week period. Probationary period would then begin the following 9-weeks.  Probationary students would be evaluated for re-entry into the REACH program at progress report periods. 
  • Identified G/T students are also served by highly trained classroom teachers so that they may receive instruction and support in extension and advanced activities within the regular curriculum.

 

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