Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) is the practice of assigning a student to a higher-grade level than is typical, given the student's age, for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities. SSA is an accelerative practice that allows students to show mastery of the content of a course without having taken the course. Parent interest meetings will be scheduled. Parents are STRONGLY encouraged to attend these meetings if interested in pursuing SSA for their student.
More information: What is the process for Single Subject Acceleration?
Parents can nominate his/her child to skip a grade level of content in either Language Arts OR Mathematics. Nomination forms will be available from your child’s school or through the online site on the button above during the specified Nomination Windows. Only students who are enrolled and attending WCPSS schools during the Nomination and Testing Windows will be eligible to participate in the in SSA during the school year. Schools will offer differentiation as needed for students entering WCPSS after the SSA deadlines. Parents may nominate students for this accelerative practice ONLY within our school’s specified nomination window. Testing will ONLY occur during our specified testing window during Spring of 2020. Students must be enrolled and attending Wake County Schools in order to test for SSA. Accelerative services will commence at the start of the next school year.
For more information, including dates and locations of regional Parent Informational Sessions, please refer to the WCPSS SSA Webpage https://www.wcpss.net/Page/3799 to or contact your school’s SSA contact, Mrs. Cathy Vogt. Parents are encouraged to attend one of these regional meetings.