Students in grades K-5 are invited to test for high ability placement. Washington Township high-ability teachers routinely participate in professional learning on topics of differentiation for high-ability and gifted students, and are supported by our district high-ability coach. These groups are instructed by a teacher who has ideally undergone specialized training in differentiated learning, gifted instruction, or both. If there are more than eight to ten students meeting the necessary criteria, another cluster group is typically formed and placed in a different class. Groupings of three to six or five to eight are typical cluster groups. Cluster grouping is when gifted and talented and/or high achieving students are identified as being within the top five percent and placed in a standard, mixed-ability (heterogeneous) classroom within their grade. Students can also qualify for high ability cluster classrooms by demonstrating exceptional levels in various academic areas. A self-contained service model reflects a homogenous ability grouping, where every student within the classroom setting is identified as a high ability learner. Students who are considered outliers on the bell curve of aptitude tests (96%) and other performance-based assessments are considered for our self-contained program at Fox Hill Elementary. WT offers high ability service options at all elementary schools. ![]() Gifted education and high ability programming have historically been designed with the intent of supporting students who exhibit extraordinary performance capabilities in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area.
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