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District reports rising HiCap identifications, new WIDA growth pathway and guidance on cluster grouping
Summary
Dr. Jennifer Brown Sanders told the board HiCap identifications are increasing — including multilingual and twice‑exceptional students — and described a new WIDA‑growth pathway, documentation tools for buildings, and recommended next steps such as cluster grouping and executive‑functioning PD.
Dr. Jennifer Brown Sanders presented the district’s HiCap (high‑capability) update, saying identification rates for high‑cap students have risen — notably among multilingual and twice‑exceptional students — and outlining changes to identification and placement procedures.
Brown Sanders said the district plans to create a new HiCap pathway that uses WIDA growth (language‑development scores) to identify multilingual students who show a qualifying growth trajectory. “If by analyzing any multilingual student with 2 WIDA scores for a certain growth…
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