Policy on Academic Acceleration, Early Entrance to Kindergarten and Early High School Graduation
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In accordance with the belief that all children are entitled to an education commensurate with their particular needs, students who can exceed the grade-level indicators and benchmarks set forth in the standards must be afforded the opportunity and be encouraged to do so.
- Whole-Grade Acceleration: The practice of assigning a student to a higher grade level than is typical given the student’s age on a full-time basis for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities.
- Individual Subject Acceleration: The practice of assigning a student to a higher grade level than is typical given the student’s age for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities in one or more subject areas.
- Early Admission to Kindergarten: The practice of admitting a student to kindergarten who has not yet reached the typical age at which students are admitted to kindergarten for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities.
- Early High School Graduation: The practice of facilitating completion of the high school program in fewer than four years for the purpose of providing earlier than typical access to post-secondary educational opportunities.
Acceleration Resources
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Early Entrance to Kindergarten
october_2012_early_entrance_to_kindergarten_brochure_1.pdf 418.86 KB (Last Modified on February 4, 2019)
Acceleration Links
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Ohio Department of Education Academic Acceleration for Advanced Learners
Contact
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For more information or questions about academic acceleration, early entrance to Kindergarten, or early high school graduation please contact your child’s teacher or building principal.