Highly Capable Learners - Puyallup School District
PAGE Junior High Program Located at Kalles Junior High
Applications for PAGE (2012-2013) are due by May 15.
Testing will occur shortly thereafter. Parents will be notified of their student's testing appointment by mail.
The Puyallup Accelerated Gifted Education program is offered for highly capable seventh, eighth and ninth-grade students who have been recommended by members of the PSD Central Screening Committee. Students are selected by following the identification process for highly capable. The program includes courses with a higher level of rigor, depth, breadth, and acceleration than what is possible in the junior high Honors program in one or more of the following core subjects: Language Arts/Social Studies, and Mathematics. Resources used will include materials specifically designed for highly capable students.
Applications
are currently being accepted for the 2012-2013 school year.
Additional information can be found at the SWIFT Website for
PAGE.
PAGE is currently located at Kalles Junior High
501 7th Ave. SE
Puyallup, WA 98372
Honors is an appropriate option at the Junior High level for some students. Students may self-select Honors courses. Additional information is available through your Junior High counseling office.
This video provides both student and teacher perspectives on the uniqueness of the PAGE program.
"Highly capable children and youth perform or show potential to perform at remarkably high levels of accomplishment in one or more of the following areas: Cognitive ability, Exceptional creativity, Achievement in specific academic fields. Highly capable students require a higher level of rigor, depth, breadth or acceleration beyond the basic programs provided by the schools. Outstanding talents are present in children and youth from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor."
"We are committed to the belief that highly capable students are individuals with potential who require guidance in discovering, developing and realizing their potentials as individuals and as members of society. Under this philosophy, it becomes the responsibility of the district to meet the needs of highly capable students by identifying their gifts and talents and developing those areas."
PSD Definition and Vision for Highly Capable
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For more information....
Nancy Velazquez, QUEST Program Coordinator
Brian Fox, District Director for Highly Capable Programs
1110 West Pioneer - Puyallup, WA 98371
253-841-8751
E-mail: velazqnr@puyallup.k12.wa.us
