Nominations - Highly Capable

Highly Capable Nomination Period scheduled for February 17 to March 6
Walla Walla School District’s Highly Capable Program Services provide students of high academic and intellectual ability with designated time to explore concepts in greater depth. The goal of the Highly Capable Program is to encourage the development of higher level thinking skills.

Information on the Highly Capable Program nomination period is currently available on the district website. Nomination forms will be available in all district schools and on the district website no later than February 17. Parents will be able to contact their child’s teacher or school learning specialist/counselor for more information. .

The nomination deadline this year will be March 6. All nominated students will be screened using norm-referenced standardized tests and those who qualify for further testing will participate in cognitive abilities testing at their home schools. In all cases, parents will be notified of the results of the process, and a child not selected one year may be referred again in subsequent years.

For grades three through five, Highly Capable students can be served by Explorers, a pull-out program focusing on enriched Science and Mathematics academic experiences. Students may also be served under the RtI model at their home schools.
Middle school Highly Capable (Explorer Program) students focus on the subject areas of English, Language Arts and Social Studies. Middle school services are incorporated into the school day through separate self-contained Explorer Program classes. For more information, please contact the Walla Walla School District Curriculum and Instruction office: 509- 526-6739 or 526-6735.