Highly Capable Program

Elementary School Highly Capable Program (HCP) Annual Teacher/Parent Referral Form Spring 2025

Referrals may be submitted for any grade 1-4 student. Submissions can be from teachers, support staff, parents, students, and/or members of the community. You may consider completing a referral for a child who demonstrates (or has capabilities of demonstrating) abilities significantly above their same-age peers.

If a student has already qualified for Highly Capable services in the past, there is no need to refer. Services continue from year to year.

The Highly Capable Referral form for Grades 1-4 is OPEN March 3-April 16, 2025.

To refer an elementary student, please click on the link below to complete the referral form.

(Highly Capable Program Referral Form)

CVSD Highly Capable Student Identification Process for 2024-2025

Referral Window for Grades 1-5

Feb 24-Mar 6	Grades 1 & 5 Screening Tests
Mar 3-Apr 16	Referrals Accepted from parents, students, school staff, or community member.
Apr 16-Apr 21	Parent Notifications and permission request for students who qualify to participate in second round of testing
Apr 21-May 2	Second round of testing
May 19-23	Parent notifications of testing results via email
May 21-June 4	Appeals Accepted
June 16-17	Parent notification of appeal results via email

CVSD's Highly Capable Program

Highly capable students perform or show potential for performing at significantly advanced levels when compared with others of their age, experiences or environments. Outstanding abilities are seen within students' general intellectual aptitudes, specific academic abilities, and/or creative productivities within a specific domain.

Central Valley School District provides a continuum of services to students who qualify.

ELEMENTARY: The continuum of services includes:

Able Learner Program (Pull out program focused on reasoning skills)
Cluster grouping
Differentiation within the classroom
Enrichment
Flexible grouping
Project choice

SECONDARY: the continuum of services includes:

Services focused on both acceleration and enrichment
Advanced Placement classes or other advanced courses
Cluster grouping
Dual enrollment for high school and college credit
Extended core middle school classes
Honors classes
Integrated classroom approaches and differentiation
Online courses
Opportunities for course advancement
Extracurricular services (i.e. interest clubs, competitions, and/or performances)