Testing Process & Testing Dates (for 2017-2018 Placement) Grade K-12: Testing will take place at the February 13 through student’s building beginning March 10, 2017. Notification on the CogAT will be submitted on the day of testing. Once results arrive in the Student’s work district, the Multi-disciplinary Team must meet to review results and make placement decisions. Schools and parents are tentatively scheduled to be notified via mail the week of March 27th through March 31st, 2017. Once a student has qualified for highly capable programs, they do not need to test again. If parents have any questions about placement, they are directed to call Cody Gardiner, Dept. of Special Services, at (509) 836.8731. Appeals Appeals are considered annually for students who did not meet the criteria. The Appeals: will examine provided evidence of high ability and need for program Multi-disciplinary Team placement. Parents must contact the Highly Capable office at (509) 836.8732 to receive an appeal form. The deadline for appeals is 10 school days after receipt of the placement notification letter. Private testing as well as testing from other districts is accepted for appeal Outside testing: review. Transfer Students Students who transfer in from out-of-district and have qualified in their former districts highly capable program automatically enrolled. Test scores and placement letters from the are not previous district may be used as long as they meet the placement criteria for the students’ Sunnyside School District. A Fall testing opportunity will be available for students who transfer into our district over the summer if they have the required documentation from their previous district that meets Sunnyside School District placement criteria. Note: When a student, who is a child of a military family in transition, has been assessed or enrolled as highly capable by a sending school, the receiving school shall initially honor placement of the student into a like program.
Testing Process & Testing Dates (for 2017-2018 Placement) Grade K-12: Testing will take place at the student’s building beginning February 13 through March 10, 2017. Notification Student’s work on the CogAT will be submitted on the day of testing. Once results arrive in the district, the Multi-disciplinary Team must meet to review results and make placement decisions. Schools and parents are tentatively scheduled to be notified via mail the week of March 27th through March 31st, 2017. Once a student has qualified for highly capable programs, they do not need to test again. If parents have any questions about placement, they are directed to call Cody Gardiner, Dept. of Special Services, at (509) 836.8731. Appeals Appeals: Appeals are considered annually for students who did not meet the criteria. The Multi-disciplinary Team will examine provided evidence of high ability and need for program placement. Parents must contact the Highly Capable office at (509) 836.8732 to receive an appeal form. The deadline for appeals is 10 school days after receipt of the placement notification letter. Outside testing: Private testing as well as testing from other districts is accepted for appeal review. Transfer Students Students who transfer in from out-of-district and have qualified in their former districts highly capable program are not automatically enrolled. Test scores and placement letters from the students’ previous district may be used as long as they meet the placement criteria for the Sunnyside School District. A Fall testing opportunity will be available for students who transfer into our district over the summer if they have the required documentation from their previous district that meets Sunnyside School District placement criteria. Note: When a student, who is a child of a military family in transition, has been assessed or enrolled as highly capable by a sending school, the receiving school shall initially honor placement of the student into a like program.
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