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Peninsula updates highly capable identification: 338 referrals and 10.8% identified districtwide
Summary
District staff described a multi-step, data-driven identification process for highly capable students, reported 338 referrals for 2024–25 and said 10.8% of district students are identified as highly capable, above the state rate.
Peninsula School District staff presented an update March 20 on the district’s highly capable program, reporting that the district uses a multi-measure identification process and that 10.8% of enrolled students are identified as highly capable.
Jamie Croft, who led the presentation, said the district received 338 referrals K–12 this year and that the identification process uses universal screening (second and fifth grades), cognitive assessment (CogAT), and a multidisciplinary team review that considers academic and social-emotional indicators. Croft said the district’s identification rate…
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