Elementary 4/5/6 Highly Capable Program
Overview
Beginning in the 4th grade, those students who apply and qualify are placed in the 4/5/6 Highly Capable Program. This program is offered at each elementary school and is a multi-age, full-time class that emphasizes abstract thinking, complexity and depth. Differentiated instruction within each classroom may include one or more of the following strategies: pre-assessment and tiered lessons, open-ended questioning strategies and higher-level thinking skills. There are opportunities for students to make independent choices when appropriate in content, process and product.
Indicators may come from classroom-based assessments, CogAT scores along with parent, student, and/or teacher observations. Students who may be a candidate for highly capable services are those who exhibit some of the following characteristics:
- Learns more rapidly and easily than their peers
- Offers original and imaginative responses
- Has extensive vocabulary
- Asks many questions
- Has a sophisticated sense of humor
Contacts
Brianne Loomis
Highly Capable Program Specialist
Phone: 360-563-7296
Belinda Kelly
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 360-563-7258
Quick Links
NOTE: Print all forms single-sided, not front and back.
4/5/6 Hi-Cap Referral Packet- English
4/5/6 Hi-Cap Student Self Inventory Form
4/5/6 Hi-Cap Referral Packet-Spanish
4/5/6 Hi-Cap Referral Packet-Russian