Identification and Eligibility
By Feb. 6, 2024, all SPS families will have access to their student’s Universal Screening results in the Source.
If a student is found eligible, their family will receive an email from the Advanced Learning department.
A formal appeal should be submitted in writing within 10 school days of receiving the Advanced Learning notice of eligibility.
Learn More and Submit an AppealHigh School students can be referred by themselves, parents/guardians, teaching staff, and community members. Please submit a Highly Capable referral form by March 15, 2024.
Referrals for High School Highly Capable ServicesAt SPS we are committed to honor each student’s strengths while implementing a holistic evaluation of the existing and available data and information.
In the past two years, we have improved the way decisions are made and who is eligible for Advanced Learning services. The AL department is committed to serve students, particularly Black, Brown, and Native American students.
Effective July 23, 2023, a new section was passed in Senate Bill 5072 relating to advancing equity in the identification for services. The legislature has directed school districts to prioritize equitable identification of low-income students for participating in highly capable programs and services. Learn more about RCW 28A.185.030.
At SPS, it all begins with the Universal Screening review for students in grades 1-8.
Eligibility Criteria
The data collected and evaluated during this year’s Universal Screening is from Fall 2022 through the first assessment window of 2023-24 school year. To be automatically eligible for HC services, students must meet all baseline criteria in both Math and Reading.
Please click through the tabs below to see baseline eligibility criteria and additional data that will be considered for each grade level.
Eligibility and Appeals Timeline 2023-24
September 2023
September 20 – October 31, 2023
November-December 2023
January 2024
February 3-6, 2024
February 3-20, 2024
February 20-27, 2024
February 29, 2024
March 1-29, 2024