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Apache Junction schools outline expanded identification, accelerated-track steps for advanced learners
Summary
District staff described changes to how advanced and gifted learners are identified, new hybrid accelerated courses (6A/7A) designed to reach Algebra I by eighth grade, multiple data points for placement, and safety nets for students who struggle in accelerated classes.
Miss Thompson, a district staff member, told the Apache Junction Unified District Governing Board the district is broadening how it identifies and serves gifted and advanced learners, adding multiple data sources and formalized pathways for students to enter accelerated courses midstream.
Thompson said the district will stop relying on a single composite test score and instead use “a variety of sources” — including FastBridge screening, quarterly benchmarks, IXL results, last year’s AASA scores and teacher/principal review — to decide placement. “Were not just using 1 piece of data,” she said.
The district presented a sample pathway for fifth-graders: students may enter regular…
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