White Pass Highly Capable Program
Parent Referral Forms for new, incoming students will be available during conferences.
Hi-Cap Director
Sharlotte Hendrickson
Sharlotte Hendrickson
Director
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Martha Almquist
Jr/Sr High School Coordinator
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Erin Olwine
Elementary School
Coordinator Grades 1 - 4
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Camille Buffington
Elementary School
Coordinator Grades 5 - 6
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Chapter 28A.185.020 RCW-The legislature finds that, for highly capable students, access to accelerated learning and enhanced instruction is access to basic education.
- Purpose- White Pass School District is focused on preparing all students to be contributing citizens in the future. We are further committed to developing the skills of all teachers so they can meet the unique needs of all learners, including those with exceptional aptitudes.
-Goal- White Pass School District's Highly Capable Program goal is to meet the unique academic, social, and emotional needs of intellectually gifted students in grades K-12.
-White Pass District Hi-Cap Committee Members-
Superintendent, Greg Teel. Hi-Cap Director, Sharlotte Hendrickson, Educators: Martha Almquist. Camille Buffington, Erin Olwine
How is Highly Capable defined:
-Definition- Highly capable students are students who perform or show potential for performing at significantly advanced academic levels when compared with others of their age, experiences, or environments. Outstanding abilities are seen within student's general intellectual aptitudes, specific academic abilities, and/or creative productivities within a specific domain.
Highly capable students often possess the following learning characteristics:
Capacity to learn with unusual depth of understanding, to retain what has been learned, and to transfer learning to new situations
Capacity and willingness to deal with increasing levels of abstraction and complexity earlier than their chronological peers
Creative ability to make unusual connections among ideas and concepts
Ability to learn quickly in their area(s) of intellectual strength
Capacity for intense concentration and/or focus
What will be provided for my Highly Capable Child?
Elementary
Students in grades 1 - 4 will meet for 30 minutes twice weekly for Hi-Cap dedicated activities.
Students in grades 5 - 6 will meet for 40 minutes twice weekly for Hi-Cap dedicated activities.
Secondary
Students will participate in cross-curricular projects through Hi-Cap as well as more flexibility in their project options in their general education classes.
Advanced placement course options
College in the Classroom
Running Start (11th and 12th grade)
Job Shadowing
Field Trips
How can I support and encourage my Highly Capable Child?
Encourage reading
Take them on trips
Check on their project progress
Allow time to explore ideas and activities
Online Resources:
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT®), Riverside Publishing
A test of the level and pattern of cognitive development of students in Grades K-12.
www.riverpub.com/products/cogAt/details.html
National Association for Gifted Children
http://www.nagc.org/
National Perspective: The Templeton National Report on Acceleration
The Templeton Report, endorsed by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), presents a summary of research focused on the acceleration of gifted students.
http://www.accelerationinstitute.org/nation_deceived/
Northwest Gifted Child Association
http://www.nwgca.org/
Parent Map (online magazine)
http://www.parentmap.com/
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
www.sengifted.org
State of Washington, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Advance Placement website:www.k12.wa.us/AdvancedPlacement/default.aspx
Washington State Regulations for Highly Capable Students Washington
Administrative Code
Washington Association of Educators of the Talented and Gifted (WAETG)
www.waetag.net/
World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
An extensive list of resources, including resources for parents and kids, publications and research, organizations and magazines.
www.worldgifted.org/