The Cloverleaf Local School District recognizes the
importance of providing all students with an appropriate, comprehensive, and
rigorous curriculum. In order to do
this, the district must first determine the cognitive ability and specific academic
achievement levels of our students. The
following whole-grade assessments are administered to all students to
accomplish this goal and to identify gifted and potentially gifted students, in
the areas of superior cognitive ability, mathematics, reading, science and
social studies.
Grade
2: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills® (ITBS®)
Description:
http://riverpub.com/products/itbs/details.html
Grade 3:
Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT®), Form 6
Description: http://riverpub.com/products/cogAT/details.html
Grade 4:
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills® (ITBS®)
Description: (see Grade 2 Description
above)
Grade 8:
ACT EXPLORE®
Description: http://www.act.org/explore/features.html
EXPLORE Parent Pamphlet: http://www.act.org/explore/pdf/WhyTakeEXPLORE.pdf
All gifted identification assessment instruments employed by
the district are approved by the Ohio Department of Education. Individual student progress reports
generated from these assessments are shared with parents, teachers, and
administrators and serve as detailed snapshots of student ability and current
achievement performance. The results of
these assessments will be considered, along with data from other assessments,
when making district and building level instructional and curricular
decisions.
In keeping with the district’s expectation that all students
will actively engage in rigorous curriculum and maintain a high level of
academic achievement, students are evaluated for participation in advanced
courses during middle school and high school, based on each student’s academic
performance and level of readiness. The
following educational opportunities reflect the district’s commitment to 1)
academic excellence and 2) the principle that every student is to be provided
with appropriate educational challenges.
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Grades 1
– 6
Gifted students in grades 1 through 6 will be
grouped together in the general education classroom to ensure that all students
are placed with peers of similar ability.
Student grouping during classroom instruction will be flexible and
determined by student readiness, ability, and achievement level. To provide
appropriate challenges for our highly capable students, the district gifted
coordinator will assist the classroom teachers with the development of
curriculum and instruction.
Middle School
Accelerated Math and/or Language Arts Courses
Students entering seventh-grade are evaluated for placement into Algebra I or Pre-Algebra Courses. Academically advanced students in reading/language arts are also considered for enrollment in eighth-grade English.
High School
Advanced Placement Courses (AP)
The Advanced Placement Program offers college level courses to high school students. Students who perform well on AP exams may earn college credit and advanced placement while, at the same time, establishing themselves as competitive college applicants.
Honors Courses
Honors courses provide academic rigor for advanced students. The curriculum pacing in these courses is accelerated, and the instruction is focused on higher level thinking skills, problem solving, and project-based learning. Students enrolled in honors courses may be required to complete summer assignments.
Post Secondary Enrollment Options Program (PSEOP)
High school students in Ohio are eligible to enroll in post secondary courses. The program is available to qualified students in grades 9 – 12. Students may choose to receive college credit or both college and high school graduation credit for this coursework.