MSD of Martinsville High Ability
Mission Statement
The mission of the Metropolitan School District of Martinsville’s High Ability program is to provide accelerated and enriched learning experiences to all students in grades K-12 for students in all socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, if they are found to perform at, or demonstrate an exceptional level of learning ability in language arts and/or math. Martinsville schools recognize the need to identify these students and provide a challenging and differentiated curriculum for all students to reach their potential; the high ability students experience an educational journey through student-centered exploration. Together, as the high ability representatives for the Martinsville School District, we challenge and inspire high ability students through rich experiences, empowering them to achieve success. When high ability students walk across the stage at their graduation from Martinsville High School, they have been prepared through curricular challenges and opportunities based on their needs, and they are ready to make positive contributions to our world.
High Ability Program Identification
High Ability assessments for spring testing:
CogAT Screener: Grades K and 2CogAT: Grades K and 2NWEA: Grades K-4Terra Nova: Grades 5-8InView: Grades 3-8PSAT/SAT/ECA/AP Tests: High School
KINDERGARTEN
2ND GRADE
3RD GRADE
4TH GRADE
5TH GRADE
6TH GRADE
7TH GRADE
8TH GRADE
HIGH SCHOOL (9-12TH GRADE)
Additional High Ability Assessment Information
Enrichment Program for High Ability Student Services, Grades K-12
The MSD of Martinsville will offer the following services to students based upon their High Ability domain.
The Metropolitan School District of Martinsville’s Enrichment Program is geared at providing special curricular challenges and activities for the high ability and high achieving students at all of the district’s schools. The program coordinators submitted a grant to the State of Indiana, and the State funds received from that grant help provide for the District’s Enrichment Program to function. The grant helps to fund materials and opportunities for high ability students. Each school’s Enrichment Program will be set up differently. Though the Enrichment Program students are engaged by the activities, this one-two hour per week opportunity is not inclusive of the district’s curriculum that is in place at each school to challenge the high achieving and high ability students. Other services and programs are offered at each of the district’s schools. Grades K-12 Differentiated Instruction in classrooms based upon domains. Grades K-12 Special program/enrichment activities offered by the school.
High Ability Guidance and Counseling Plan
How are we meeting the needs and educational career plans for high ability students in our district?
High Ability Program Handbook
