Districts shall make a variety of appropriate services available to students who are placed in the district's program for highly capable students. Once services are started, a continuum of services shall be provided to the student at all grade levels K-12 from identification through graduation. Teachers shall be informed of the outcome of highly capable identification. Districts may begin to provide differentiated services as soon as possible following identification. If the student placement is offered and requires a change in school building or classroom placement, parent/guardian permission is required prior to starting service. Otherwise, a parent/guardian will be notified, but permission is not required prior to providing services to identified students.

Each student identified as a highly capable student shall be provided educational opportunities which match such student's unique needs and capabilities, recognizing that students may have specific academic abilities within a single domain, such as in language arts, mathematics, or other content areas. Students shall be provided accelerated learning and enhanced instruction in academic subjects based on their identified domain(s) of strength. Students identified for reading strengths must receive accelerated learning and enhanced instruction in reading. Students identified for math must receive accelerated learning and enhanced instruction in math.

Students with disabilities who have an IEP or section 504 plan must have full access to accelerated learning and enhanced instruction in their identified domain(s) of strength, in addition to their indicated accommodations or specially designed instruction. Districts shall keep a description of the educational services/programs provided for students identified for placement. Consistent with WAC 392-170-077, districts shall not remove a student from accelerated learning and enhanced instruction services without conducting a formal exit process.

[Statutory Authority: 2023 c 265, RCW 28A.185.010, and 28A.185.030. WSR 26-10-094, s 392-170-080, filed 5/6/26, effective 6/6/26. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.185 RCW. WSR 13-07-020, § 392-170-080, filed 3/12/13, effective 4/12/13; WSR 98-12-002 (Order 98-07), § 392-170-080, filed 5/20/98, effective 6/20/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.16 RCW. WSR 84-14-037 (Order 84-20), § 392-170-080, filed 6/28/84.]