Single Subject Acceleration
Students meeting qualifying criteria in grades K‐7 can take advanced academic content in mathematics or English Language Arts through Single Subject Acceleration (SSA). This ensures opportunities for appropriate levels of academic challenge.
Is your child a good candidate for SSA?
Consider your child’s social and emotional maturity.
Your child may be taking classes with peers who may be older.
Consider your child’s organizational skills and ability to focus.
Can your child begin or complete projects independently?
Your child will be skipping an entire year’s worth of content and background knowledge.
The AIG teacher and core teachers are not responsible for covering any content your child skipped as a result of receiving SSA services.
Some courses take place online via NCVPS. During the school day, students participate independently in these online courses.
Assessment for SSA will include a comprehensive examination to establish mastery of the foundational skills and content the course requires. Specifically:
A 1st-7th grade student in mathematics must earn a minimum of 80% accuracy on the above grade level comprehensive assessment. The assessments have open response questions.
In English/Language Arts a student must earn a minimum of 85% accuracy on the Acceleration Assessment AND score proficient (level 3) on a scored writing prompt for middle school.
Prior to the exams, students may review the content standards for the course or subject area that they are seeking to demonstrate mastery. North Carolina State Standard Course of Study Links: ELA NC State Standard Course of Study and Math NC State Standard Course of Study
Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) is the practice of placing a student in a higher-grade level in one subject area. This type of acceleration is for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities in either Math or English Language Arts.
Dates in the presentation are from the 2024-2025 school year.
The test request window will be updated when the county established dates.