Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) is the practice of assigning a student to a higher-grade level than is typical, given the student's age, for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities. SSA is an accelerative practice that allows students to show mastery of the content of a course without having taken the course. For example, a parent could nominate his/her child to skip a grade level of content in either Language Arts OR Mathematics. The WCPSS Accelerative Practices website at http://wakeacceleration.weebly.com/ provides more information and answers to frequently asked questions.
Students who already participate in SSA math or ELA do not have to test again. Successful completion of their current math or ELA class will move them forward next year. Students cannot apply for SSA in more than one area... they can choose math OR English/Language Arts, but not both.
There are nomination and testing windows for each track. Nomination forms will be available from the above website once the first nomination window opens for the district on April 8th. Nominations will be accepted for each track only during their specified nomination window and testing is scheduled for 1st through 5th graders according to the following dates. Students will be given 2 hours for testing. Parents of Kindergarten students will be given information about when their child will be assessed after the nomination period ends.
Tracks 3 & 4
Nomination Window: May 12th to May 25th (All forms MUST be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 25th. Late nomination forms will not be accepted.)
Morrisville's Anticipated Testing Dates: Monday, June 6th or Wednesday, June 8th (You will be notified of which testing date before the testing week)
Students who already participate in SSA math or ELA do not have to test again. Successful completion of their current math or ELA class will move them forward next year. Students cannot apply for SSA in more than one area... they can choose math OR English/Language Arts, but not both.
There are nomination and testing windows for each track. Nomination forms will be available from the above website once the first nomination window opens for the district on April 8th. Nominations will be accepted for each track only during their specified nomination window and testing is scheduled for 1st through 5th graders according to the following dates. Students will be given 2 hours for testing. Parents of Kindergarten students will be given information about when their child will be assessed after the nomination period ends.
Tracks 3 & 4
Nomination Window: May 12th to May 25th (All forms MUST be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 25th. Late nomination forms will not be accepted.)
Morrisville's Anticipated Testing Dates: Monday, June 6th or Wednesday, June 8th (You will be notified of which testing date before the testing week)