NEO Advanced Academics

Advanced Academics is an umbrella term that includes:

• Programs and services offered to advanced and high potential learners

• Advanced 4 & 5 Mathematics Courses

• Gifted & Talented Classes

• Advanced placement and dual enrollment opportunities

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Advanced Academics is an umbrella term that encompasses all the programs and services offered to our advanced and high potential learners including flexible ability grouping, Advanced 4 and 5 Mathematics, Gifted and Talented classes, Advanced Placement classes, Dual Enrollment courses, and subject- or grade-level acceleration.​

True or False: Each school has an Advanced Academics Facilitator.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Each school has an Advanced Academics Facilitator and a Review and Referral Team who are responsible for implementing Advanced Academics procedures including universal screening, acceleration requests, communication with stakeholders, and supporting teachers of advanced students.

True or False: Students in grade K-5 who demonstrate readiness and need for advanced curricula in ELA should be provided access to the ENRICHMENT pathway.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Students in Grades K-5 who demonstrate readiness and need for advanced curricula in English Language Arts should be provided access to the Acceleration reading group.​

• Acceleration Small Group Resources are built into the curriculum and can be found in the grade level Schoology Group, English Language Arts folder.​

Students in K-3 who demonstrate readiness and need for advanced curricula in Math should.... (check all that apply)

• be provided the challenge suggestions in Bridges

• be given access to tiered tasks

• take Screener Assessment 2 for any Bridges unit where they show mastery of unit content in Screener 1

• Move to the next grade level for math instruction

Answer explanation

• Students in Grades K-3 who demonstrate readiness and need for advanced curricula in mathematics should be provided access to the Challenge suggestions in Bridges and Tiered Tasks. These resources are built into the curriculum and can be found in the grade level Schoology Group, Mathematics folder.​

• Students in Grades 4 and 5 who demonstrate readiness and need for advanced curricula in mathematics may access the Advanced 4 and Advanced 5 Mathematics courses respectively. These courses can be found in the grade level Schoology Group.​

True or False: Identification for Advanced Academics/Gifted and Talented happens only in 3rd and 5th grade.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Identification for these programs and services is ongoing.  

• This ongoing identification is based on a variety of data available to school staff including standardized test scores, pre-assessments, curricular assessments, student work, and learner characteristics. 

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• In addition to ongoing identification, universal screening is conducted in Grades 3 and 5. Universal screening involves the collection and analysis of a variety of data for every student. These data include standardized test scores, curricular tasks and assessments, report card grades, and learner characteristics.

• As a result of this process, students are recommended for initial participation in advanced ELA and/or Mathematics programs and services in Grade 4 and GT/AA ELA, Math, Science, and/or Social Studies programs and services in Grade 6.  

• These initial recommendations may change as additional data become available and as student needs change.  

True or False: To meet the needs of advanced learners in Elementary ELA, teachers may supplement HMH Into Reading with Slam Dunks, novel planners and Enrichment Tabletop Minilessons.

• True

• False