Single Subject Acceleration 

Please click HERE to review the NEW 2026 WCPSS Advanced Learning Services SSA presentation (Parent Information Presentation) 

Please click HERE to review the WCPSS  SSA webpage

Please click HERE to review the WCPSS SSA "One-Pager"

SSA Test Request Window - January 5 - 23, 2026

** If you choose to have your child test for SSA, YOU MUST SIGN YOUR CHILD UP AHEAD OF TIME - you (parent or guardian) must register your child for the SSA test within the sign-up window -- JANUARY 5 - 23, 2026 

This registration must be done using the online form, within the signup window!  Use this form to register 

After reviewing the linked presentations, if you have any questions, please email:    Mrs. Shuman - Kingswood's AIG teacher and SSA contact : mshuman2@wcpss.net

Also a Google Meet Q & A "drop in" session will be held Wednesday, January 7th at 2:00pm. (This will be recorded).

The actual SSA tests will be given within the  window of: March 13th - 27, 2026.

General Information

Mrs Shuman is the AIG Teacher as well as the contact for SSA (Single Subject Acceleration)  here at Kingswood. Mrs Shuman supports all students within the AIG and Talent Development program. 

Contact Mrs. Shuman :  mshuman2@wcpss.net

Nominations for the Academically or Intellectually Gifted program are open all year. Parents can nominate their child as can teachers who work with the child. Students who are in 3rd, 4th or 5th grade can be nominated.  Once a child is nominated, our School-Based Committee for Gifted Education (SBCGE) will decide whether to refer the student for testing and further data collection.  

*Referal does not automatically identify a child for the program; it does mean that we will look closely at the child and their academics to enable us to make a decision.  

In addition, there will be universal screening/testing for ALL 2nd grade students in the late winter or early spring.  The dates for this will be posted later in the fall.

More information about the Gifted Identification process can be found HERE