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Tri-Creek School Corporation’s High Ability (HA) Program
2010-2011 School Year
Definition of a High Ability Student:
A “High Ability Student” is one who performs at, or shows the potential for performing at, an outstanding level of accomplishment in at least one domain when compared to other students of the same age, experience, or environment; and is characterized by exceptional gifts, talents, motivation, or interests.”
High Ability Service Options for Grades K-12:
o Kindergarten through Grade 1 - Inclusive Program
o Grade 2 through Grade 5 - Cluster Groups
o Grade 6 through Grade 8 - Merit Courses
n Self-contained merit language arts and merit mathematics classes
n High Ability science and social studies cluster groups
o Grade 9 through Grade 12 - Honors courses, Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and Dual-Credit courses.
In a High Ability classroom teachers will:
o meet the diverse learning needs of students;
o provide consistent opportunities for students to learn at their challenge level;
o provide students the opportunity to exceed grade-level parameters;
o provide students the opportunity for faster pacing of new materials;
o incorporate students’ passionate interests into their studies; and
o facilitate opportunities for sophisticated research and investigations.
High Ability Program FAQS:
o Will HA students have more homework?
No! Sometimes the homework will look different because a HA student will be asked to work at a higher level of inquiry or expectations than the other students.
o Will HA students be assessed differently?
No! Assessments will be based on rubrics aligned to their assignments.
o Might a child be exited from the program?
If the work becomes too challenging in the HA cluster, students will seamlessly flow out of the cluster into the non-cluster group instruction.
Updated 5/19/11