Parent Handbook Table of Contents Introduction What is Giftedness?

After 7^th grade, sites determine HA placement based on a combination of grades and performance.

For further information, please contact the GATE office at 979-8049 or our web site at www.sanjuan.edu.

₇^TH _{GRADE HIGH ACHIEVER PROGRAM}
The district office will centrally calculate student scores. Students with scores of 83 points or higher will be eligible for the High Achievement (HA) Program when registering for 7^th grade in the spring.
Please note that students who wish to attend a middle school other than their feeder school or current middle school will have to go through Open Enrollment which begins January 2 through January 31st.
Preliminary Criteria: Advanced score (5) on the California Standardized Test (CST) in

English-Language Arts in 5^th grade.

These scores will be weighted and a total score calculated. Students with 83 points or higher

will be eligible for the program.
After 7^th grade, school sites determine HA placement based on a combination of grades and performance.
For further information, please contact the Office of Student Learning Assistance at accelerated@sanjuan.edu or our web site at www.sanjuan.edu Click on Academics, Accelerated Programs.

6^TH GRADE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE MIDDLE YEARS PROGRAM

The district office will centrally calculate student scores and students with the highest scores will be sent letters in the fall notifying them of their eligibility for the IBMY program.

For further information, please contact the GATE office at accelerated@sanjuan.edu or our web site at www.sanjuan.edu Click on Academics, Accelerated Programs.

English-Language Arts in 7th grade.