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District data show ALPS participation linked to stronger growth; board asked to add staffing options to budget work
Summary
Presenters told the board that students enrolled in ALPS show higher year‑to‑year growth (median growth percentiles in 60s–70s) and higher ACT averages, and staff outlined cost models for adding gifted‑and‑talented specialists at elementary schools (full‑time: ~$4.2M). A trustee asked that those options be included as a line item in upcoming budget work.
District leaders returned to the board with a follow‑up presentation on gifted and talented programming and options to expand services after trustees asked for more data in January.
Rebecca Smith and the district’s gifted‑program team summarized universal CogAT screening (sixth grade universal testing) and placement data showing many qualifying students are not enrolled in ALPS. Brooke Anderson, the district data scientist, presented quantitative comparisons showing that qualifying students who participate in ALPS demonstrate higher year‑to‑year…
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