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2021-2022
Puyallup School DistrictPrograms for
Highly Capable Learners
PAGEPuyallup Accelerated and Gifted Education
Serving students in grades 7 and 8
The PAGE Program is offered for highly capable seventh and eighth grade students who have been identified by the multidisciplinary selection committee. The PAGE Program includes courses with a high level of rigor, depth, breadth, and acceleration within a cohort setting.
PAGE Program
Learners should plan toparticipate in a rigorouscurriculum and their workshould exceed grade levelcontent standards. Successfulstudents exhibit a strongwork ethic and a high level oftask completion.
PAGE Students
PAGE Host School for students from Edgerton, Pope, Hunt, Ridgecrest, Sunrise, and Wildwood Elementary Schools.
PAGE Host School for students from Carson, Brouillet, Dessie Evans, Firgrove, Zeiger, and Woodland Elementary Schools.
PAGE Host School for students from Waller Road, Fruitland, Karshner, Maplewood, Meeker, Spinning, Stewart, Shaw Road, Mt. View, and Northwood Elementary Schools.
PAGE students may beidentified to participate inone or more of the followingcore subjects:• English• Social Studies• Mathematics• Science
PAGE Courses:
PAGE CoursesPSD PAGE English Course Sequence
7th GradeEnglish 7: PAGE
8th GradeEnglish 8: PAGE
9th Grade(This is not a PAGE course; it is offered at all JH school sites.)
Pre-AP English I
Skills for Success in PAGE English• Write with precision and clarity• Read and understand complex text• Focus on literary analysis• Analyze author’s use of language• Apply skills for effective written and oral
communication• Apply habits of mind and a high degree of task
completion
PAGE CoursesPSD PAGE Social Studies Course Sequence
7th GradePacific Northwest Studies: Social Studies PAGE
8th GradeAmerican Studies I: Social Studies PAGE
9th Grade(These are not PAGE courses; they are offered at all JH school sites.)
Pre-AP Modern World Studies: Social Studies 9AP Human Geography
Skills for Success in PAGE Social Studies
Similar to, but not as intense as, those necessary for Advanced Placement courses:
• Organization, time management and effective note-taking
• Ability to understand content written at and above grade-level
• Willingness to engage in and investigate discussions related to historical and geographic inquiry
PAGE Math and Science
The entry point for PAGE math and science is 7th grade. PAGE 7th
grade math and science courses are pre-requisites for PAGE 8th grade math and science.
PAGE CoursesPSD PAGE Math Course Sequence
7th GradePAGE Math 7: Pre-AP Algebra I
8th GradePAGE Math 8: Pre-AP Geometry
9th Grade(This is not a PAGE course; , but it is offered at PAGE school sites.)
Accelerated Algebra II
Skills for Success in PAGE Math
• Regularly complete homework• Show work when asked -
• Don’t skip steps• Memorize vocabulary (or at least be very
familiar with math terms)
PAGE CoursesPSD PAGE Science Course Sequence
7th GradePAGE Science 7: Accelerated Science 7-8
8th GradePAGE Physical Science 8: Earth Space Science &
Physics
9th Grade(This is not a PAGE course, but it is offered at PAGE school sites.)
Pre-AP Biology**indicates laboratory science
Skills for Success in PAGE Science
• Actively participate• Follow safety protocols• Read and understand material above grade level • Recognize patterns and apply prior learning to
new situations• Have a growth mindset
PAGE ProgramAll PAGE courses feature curriculumcompacting, curriculum acceleration,interdisciplinary curriculum and anemphasis on higher level thinkingskills. In addition to the PAGEcourses, PAGE students have theopportunity to enroll in fitness, thearts, and Spanish.
Sample 7th Grade PAGE Class Schedule
1. PAGE Social Studies2. PAGE English3. PAGE Science 4. Pre-AP Algebra I5. Spanish I6. Fine Arts OR Fitness Health +
Semester Elective
Identification Process for Students not in QUEST• Interested parents complete a Highly Capable Application
online and submit the signed Permission to Test byNovember 18th.
• The student’s achievement scores are screened todetermine eligibility for further testing; achievementscores must provide evidence of high performance forthe student to be eligible for highly capable testing.
• Students identified for further testing through thescreening process are tested at the Kessler Center on aregular school day. Parents provide transportation.
IdentificationTests Administered:Cognitive Abilities Test (online, multiple choice)
Three batteries• Verbal – how well they reason with words• Quantitative – how well they reason with
numbers• Nonverbal – how well they reason with
shapes/figuresOrleans-Hanna Algebra Prognosis Test
• 6th graders only (35 minutes, multiple choice)• Predictor of student success in Algebra I
Identification Process for Students in QUEST• Intent to Participate form completed by
November 15th• Link to form was emailed to QUEST parents
• Testing for Pre-AP Algebra I will occur in early December at QUEST schools• Orleans-Hanna Algebra Prognosis Test
• 35 minutes, multiple choice• Predictor of student success in Algebra I
Identification ProcessFor new applicants and QUEST 6th graders,scores from multiple assessments are reviewedby the Multidisciplinary Selection Committee.While the committee generally looks for scoresin the top 10 percentile, one or two scores mayfall outside that level if a preponderance ofevidence shows that the student is highlycapable and needs services. The committeelooks for student strengths and matchesstudent need with appropriate PAGE courses.
Identification Process
CogAT Quantitative Battery
Standard Age Score
CogAT Nonverbal Battery Standard
Age Score
5h Grade SBA Math
Level
5h Grade SBA Math
%ileOrleans-Hanna %
STAR Math%ile
Spring
STAR Math%ileFall
Teacher Evaluation
CogAT Verbal Battery
Standard Age Score
CogAT Nonverbal Battery Standard
Age Score
5h or 6th
Grade SBA ELA Level
5h or 6th
Grade SBA ELA %ile
STAR Reading
%ileSpring
STAR Reading
%ileFall
Teacher Evaluation
Scores reviewed by committee for PAGE English/Social Studies::
CogAT Verbal Battery
Standard Age Score
CogAT Nonverbal Battery Standard
Age Score
5h Grade SBA ELA
Level
5h Grade SBA ELA
%ile
5th Grade State
Science %ile
STAR Reading
%ileSpring
STAR Reading
%ileFall
Teacher Evaluation
Scores reviewed by committee for PAGE Science:
Scores reviewed by committee for PAGE Pre-AP Algebra I:
Notification• The assessment results and placement decision
are mailed to parents by mid-January.• Parents of identified students must return a
consent form to participate in PAGE.• Parents may submit an appeal by January 24th if
student is not placed and there is additional dataor information.
• Junior High registration begins in February.• Identified students begin PAGE in September
2022.
PAGE Transportation• Students who live within the normal attendance
area for a PAGE host school and outside the designated walking area, use regular bus routes.
• For students who live outside the normal attendance area of the PAGE host school, the District Transportation Department uses transportation hubs. Several of the elementary schools have been designated as hubs for PAGE. Families must arrange to get students to the hub in the morning, at which point a district bus picks up students and takes them to the PAGE host school.
PAGE Transportation• In the afternoon, the process is reversed.• For example, if your home is near Zeiger
Elementary, your child would need to get to Zeiger by the scheduled hub pick-up time. A school bus would stop at Zeiger and pick up PAGE students and transport them to Stahl Junior High. In the afternoon, the bus would take students back to Zeiger Elementary.
• To see the list of hubs and pick-up/drop-off times for this year, visit Transportation Services.
For more information:• Website –Highly Capable Programs• Nancy Velazquez
K-8 Highly Capable Program Coordinator• 253-841-8751
• Theresa SayamaAdministrative Assistant
• 253-841-8646• Almai Malit, M.Ed.
Executive Director of Equity, Student Success, Strategic Engagement
• 253-840-8849
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