Highly Capable Portfolio Review 

Shoreline's Highly Capable Program would like to inform families new to the district since January 2020 of an opportunity to have your student evaluated for Highly Capable services in Shoreline. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on schools and our inability to gather students for in-person testing, Shoreline is offering the Portfolio Review process this fall.

The Portfolio Review Process is only available to students who enrolled in Shoreline after December 2019 and therefore were not able to participate in Highly Capable Testing last January.

In a portfolio review, families who are new to the Shoreline School District submit copies of their student's achievement and cognitive data to the Highly Capable Department. A Multidisciplinary Selection Committee will convene to review portfolios and determine if the student is eligible for Highly Capable Services. Portfolios received by September 10, 2020 at 4:00 pm will be considered in the Fall MDSC meeting. 

Please note you will need the following information to complete the form:

Current Students who attend a Shoreline School: For students who enrolled in Shoreline last Winter, you do not need to provide any additional Shoreline test or achievement data. We have access to all of your student's Shoreline data and will look at all assessment data, grades and standardized tests. If you would like to include data and information from your previous school district, you may upload those documents to the HiCap Program Review Form.

New Shoreline Students: For student's new to Shoreline beginning Fall 2020, please be prepared to submit the following documents:

• Report card from previous year.
• State testing results (e.g., Smarter Balanced) from the most recent year available.
• Results of standardized assessments administered by your student’s previous district (iReady, STAR, IRR, Iowa/ITBS, etc).
• Results from standardized cognitive tests administered by your student's previous district (CogAT, NNAT3, NNAT2, etc.)

The deadline for Portfolio Reviews is September 10, 2020. If you have any questions or difficulties, please contact the Highly Capable Program office at 206-393-4771 or highlycapable@shorelineschools.org before the September 10th deadline. 

To begin the Portfolio Review process for your student, click on the following link: HiCap Program Portfolio Review Form

Summer Math Boosters

The Summer Math Boosters Website is now available for Highly Capable Math students.

Students new to Highly Capable math will be studying mathematics at a grade level above for grades 2+ in the Fall. The summer math booster activities will help your student learn key topics from that "skipped" year of math content.

Newly identified students who will be entering grade 1 will not need to access any math boosters, but may enjoy some of the activities in the “Math Games & More” tab.

We are also making this site available to all families in case you feel that your student would benefit from additional math learning over the summer due to school closures this year.

Highly Capable Office Closure

Due to the school and district office closures Highly Capable Program Staff are working remotely.

You may contact us via email or phone and we will respond within 24 hours.

highlycapable@shorelineschools.org

206-393-4536

Highly Capable Magnet Program Placement Community Forum follow-up

Thank you to those of you who were able to attend our virtual forum last night to gather feedback regarding possible changes to the placement of the Highly Capable Magnet Program. The Zoom conference was the first time that those of us presenting did so using that tool and I appreciated the patience of participants as we navigated through the presentation. I also appreciate the questions, comments and discussion that came in through Zoom chat room. 

If you did not have a chance to attend the forum or would like to see it again, you can view it here. 

If you would like to submit additional feedback, you can use this online form to provide that feedback or you can use the attached form and drop it off in the Superintendent’s Office at the Shoreline Center, 18560 1st Ave. NE.  Any feedback returned to us by noon on Thursday, March 12 will be compiled and sent to the Board on Friday, March 13.

Also attached is the content of the chat from last night in PDF format.  This, along with the recording of the forum last night, will also be provided to the Board.

Our next regular board meeting is March 16 and at this time the Board is still slated to have highly capable program changes as an action item on the agenda. They will have the opportunity to take action at that time. Board meeting materials will be posted on the evening of Friday, March 13. 

Sincerely,
Rebecca Miner
Superintendent

Community Forum Chat Log - March 9, 2020

Highly Capable Magnet Program Placement Community Forum Feedback Form

Kindergarten PEP Presentation

Due to the cancellation of community events in Shoreline, on-line presentations are being made available. Please click on the following links for information about Kindergarten Primary Enrichment Program (PEP) services.

• Kindergarten PEP Services On-line Presentation
• PDF of Slide Presentation
• PDF of PEP Service Description

Highly Capable Tours and Information Nights

The Meridian Park and the Highly Capable Program Family Information Sessions/Tours have been cancelled per the recommendations from Public Health-Seattle & King County regarding community events.

In lieu of these events we are working to create on-line or virtual tours and presentations. These on-line presentations will be posted here as they become available. 

For a tour of and information about the Meridian Park Highly Capable Magnet Program:

MERIDIAN PARK ELEMENTARY

17077 Meridian Ave. N.

Shoreline, WA 98133

March 10, 2020 2:00 – 3:00pm - CANCELLED

Describes the self-contained magnet program services available and provides the opportunity to tour the school. 

For information about the Kindergarten Primary Enrichment Program:

SHORELINE CENTER

Shoreline Room

18560 1^st Avenue NE

Shoreline, WA 98155

March 11, 2020 6:30 – 7:30pm - CANCELLED - See the on-line presentation above.

Describes the Primary Enrichment Program (PEP) services to begin Spring 2020.

For information about the Highly Capable Program and services in neighborhood schools:

SHORELINE CENTER

Mount Rainier Room

18560 1^st Avenue NE

Shoreline, WA 98155

March 18, 2020 6:30 – 7:30pm - CANCELLED

Provides an overview of highly capable services in the district and describes programs available in the magnet program, in neighborhood schools, and for students who need services in only one area.

Kinderfest 2020

Click here for a copy of the Highly Capable Program presentation at Kinderfest on January 25, 2020.

Extended Care Information for HiCap Magnet Students

Click here for recent information about extended care options for HiCap Magnet students.

Ridgecrest HiCap Magnet Family Info Night 

Ridgecrest HiCap Magnet Program families are invited to a parent information night on Thursday, November 21st from 6-7pm in the Shoreline Room at the Shoreline Center. The meeting will provide instructional information and support to families in the transitions surrounding the recent school board decision to co-locate the Ridgecrest and Meridian Park Magnet program at Meridian Park Elementary next fall.

Click here for the Google Slide presentation-UPDATED.

Click here for School Board Policy about resident transfers.

Click here for more information on in-district resident transfers.

Questions about Hi-Cap?

Curious about changes to Shoreline's Highly Capable Program? Check out new additions to our Frequency Asked Questions page here.

Highly Capable Newsletter

Check out the Fall 2019 issue of Shoreline's Highly Capable Newsletter.

Transferring into HiCap in Shoreline

If your student was enrolled in a highly capable program in another district, he or she may be eligible to transfer directly into Shoreline's hi-cap program. Check out our process for Applying for Highly Capable Service Transfer.

Highly Capable Services in Middle School

Click here for recent changes to hi-cap services in middle school.

HiCap Magnet Program Transportation

Specific information regarding transportation for students who will attend the Magnet HiCap Program will be communicated in the middle to late August, from the Transportation Department. Students who attend the magnet program at either Ridgecrest or Meridian Park will be transported to and from their neighborhood school and the magnet school.

Important: Students need to be able to walk or have transportation to and from their home (or care provider) to their neighborhood school. Students cannot take the regular neighborhood buses as the bus schedules do not line up.