High Ability Exiting Procedures

The purpose of this procedure is to try to help a struggling high ability student to be successful in the high ability programming that is offered. As a last resort, this high ability program can be removed or revised if the student is not able to be successful.

A parent, guardian, student, or teacher can initiate the request for consideration of exiting a student from high ability programming. The following guidelines should be used prior to Exit.

Exit Petition

• Parent, teacher or student will fill out an HA Exit Request Form.
• Form will be completed and returned to the High Ability Coordinator, Melissa Burton.

Preliminary Conference

• Preliminary Conference will be held between coordinator, building level administrator or counselor, parents, student (when appropriate) and teacher.
• Coordinator will schedule conference within one week of receiving Exit petition. This conference may be a telephone conference.
• All concerns/issues will be discussed. Solutions and potential strategies proposed.
• Intervention plan will be written implementing proposed solutions strategies and solutions for a period no less than nine weeks.

Post Conference

• A post conference will be held at week nine.
• Results of intervention strategies will be discussed.
• Parents, teacher and coordinator will determine if a change in placement is needed.
• Student will either exit or stay in current placement.
• If an exit is deemed appropriate, the parent signs permission to “de-flag” student for high ability placement and services.
• High ability coordinator removes high ability flag for student in database.