SSA Single Subject Acceleration

WCPSS SSA website-Link

New this year....LINK

This year WCPSS Board has approved the 2025-2028 AIG Plan, which includes some updates to SSA below.  For more information, please review the Single Subject Acceleration Update document. 

New Students to WCPSS

Beginning with the 2025-2026 academic year, newly enrolled and newly attending WCPSS students will have the opportunity to participate in Fall SSA Testing.  This opportunity is only for students in first - seventh grades. They must start this process within the first two weeks of enrollment/attendance.  Fall testing is only available within the first two weeks of enrollment or before the end of the 1st quarter, whichever comes first.  Students enrolling after the first quarter will have to wait until the Spring testing window.

Single Subject Acceleration (SSA)  Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) is an acceleration opportunity provided for enrolled and attending Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) students.  As outlined in Board Policy 3422,  K-8th grade students who meet specific criteria in Mathematics or English Language Arts (ELA) have the opportunity to accelerate in one subject area.  Only students who are currently enrolled and attending a WCPSS school during the open nomination and testing window are eligible to be considered for SSA.
SSA Testing Information
Testing for Single Subject Acceleration is available for enrolled and attending WCPSS students.  Students in the designated grades are able to accelerate in either ELA or Math.  Testing is done at the student's assigned school.  Please contact your student's school for more information about SSA testing
Testing Windows:  Traditional April 11- April 25, 2025  

Test Request Deadlines-Traditional: March 10 - March 28, 2025 

All test request windows will open at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the first day of the test request window and close at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the last day of the request window.  

Testing Request Process:
Parents should:

• • Contact Carri Kudla, SSA Coordinator, with any questions ckudla@wcpss.net or 919-562-3555

  • SSA Parent Presentation-Link

  • Determine which one subject your child will be assessed in (Mathematics or English Language Arts).

  • Complete the Central Services SSA Test Request Form* that aligns with your student’s school calendar.  

Traditional: Test Request Link