Statewide Program Participation Count

Source: 2006 EOY Single Record Student Database (SRSD) - definition from Field 70

Note: Program totals are not necessarily counts of distinct students. It is possible for a student to be recorded as participating in more than one special program area.

Top 10 Districts by Total Number of Students Participating in Advanced and Accelerated Programs

Top 10 Districts by Percentage of Students Participating in Advanced and Accelerated Programs (minimum of 500 students in district)

Types of Advanced and Accelerated Programs
(a student may be reported with up to three "approaches")

• Seminars. The student is involved in planned sessions with a group of supervised students doing research or advanced study on a specific topic.
• Mentorships. The student is involved in a program which pairs individual students with someone who has advanced skills and experience in a particular discipline and serves as a guide, advisor, counselor, and role model.
• Advanced Placement (AP). The student is involved in a college-level course provided at a secondary level for which students may receive college credit by examination (administered by the AP Program of the College Board).
• Independent Study. The student chooses his/her own topic for research and investigation and receives varying degrees of supervision.
• Flexible Scheduling. The student is involved in an administrative practice designed to allow him/her to access appropriate course work, e.g., travel time to high school for a middle school student, late arrival or early dismissal from classes.
• Special Clubs. The student is involved in an organized opportunity for advanced and accelerated students during or after school.
• Course/Grade Acceleration. The student is involved in an administrative practice designed to allow him/her to progress through school grades at a rate faster than the average, e.g., early school entrance, content area acceleration, grade skipping, credit by examination, early graduation, etc.
• Early Entrance to Kindergarten. The student is admitted to kindergarten prior to normal procedures.
• Career Internship. The student is placed in a professional setting for a specified period to learn the skills of that profession.
• Dual Enrollment. The high school student is dually enrolled, taking some college courses at a nearby college/university before graduation from school.
• Early Graduation. The student completes high school requirements ahead of age-mates and is allowed to graduate at mid-year.
• Correspondence Course. The student is enrolled in courses taken by correspondence through a college, university or other accredited institution.
• International Baccalaureate. The student is participating in a rigorous, comprehensive program that enhances and extends the quality of the 11th- and 12th-grade course offerings. The internationally recognized IB curriculum provides students with a comprehensive background in English, a foreign language, the social sciences, physical and life sciences, mathematics, and the arts.
• Cross-District Cooperative. The student is involved with a group of students organized from several districts, which meets on a regular basis to provide course work/experiences beyond the established curriculum, e.g., advanced mathematics courses and creative writing.
• Planned Intervention for Special Populations. The student is involved in appropriate course work and options for special-needs students, e.g., learning disabled/gifted, highly gifted, bilingual.
• Options to Support Midwest Talent Search-Identified Students. The student is involved in advanced course work in mathematics and language arts, available for middle school students, dependent upon their SAT/ACT scores.
• Academic Team Competition. The student is involved in an organized local, regional, state or national contest in a variety of subject areas.
• Other. The student is involved in an option not described above.

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