Accelerative Opportunities

Early Kindergarten Entry (EKE)

Early Kindergarten Entry (EKE) is designed for a child who shows advanced development in intellectual, academic, social and emotional maturity in addition to an interest in learning. For a child to be considered for Early Kindergarten Entry (EKE), the child must have reached his/her fourth birthday by April 16th of the current year. 

Single Subject Acceleration (SSA)

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 in either math or English/language arts.

Test requests will only be received by your child's school during the SSA Spring Test Request Window for your child's school calendar. Students may only be assessed for SSA in ONE subject area: reading or mathematics.

Whole Grade Advancement (WGA)

Whole Grade Advancement occurs when students move through traditional curriculum at rates faster than typical. The student who is whole grade advanced is placed into the next grade and should achieve at the same level as the top students in that grade level. The student should be able to maintain this high level of performance throughout his/her school career.