Middle School High Ability Education
Class of 2016
Application Checklist and Timeline
2009-10

Task/Event	Person(s) Responsible	Due/ Completion Date
In View cognitive assessment administered to all sixth grade students	Office of High Ability Education & Classroom teachers	Monday, September 28 through Friday, October 2, 2009
Application materials mailed to families and teachers of sixth grade students who meet baseline criteria for initial identification pool for consideration for Middle School ALPS program placement (NWEA reading achievement > 92 percentile AND CSI > 120)	Office of High Ability Education	Friday, January 8, 2010
Middle School Parent Information Meeting	Office of High Ability Education	Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Jackson Creek Middle School 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Deadline for submission of middle school application materials to: Kimberly A. Williams, Coordinator Office of High Ability Education 401 E Miller Dr. Bloomington IN 47401 (812-330-7700 ext. 51029) kwilliam@mccsc.edu	Parents & Classroom Teachers	Friday, January 29, 2010
Review of students’ portfolios	Identification Committee	Monday, February 1, 2010 through Monday, February 22, 2010
Middle school high ability program notification letters mailed to families of applying sixth grade students	Office of High Ability Education	Friday, February 26, 2010
Deadline for acceptance/decline of Middle School High Ability Program	Parents	Monday, March 22, 2010
Seventh grade High Ability student rosters forwarded to middle schools	Office of High Ability Education	Monday, April 12, 2010

Please note:

1. Application materials must be received by the Office of High Ability on or before

Friday, January 29, 2010 to be included in students’ portfolios.

2. Student portfolios will be received and securely maintained by the Office of High Ability

located at 401 E. Miller Drive, Bloomington, Indiana 47401

3. Materials submitted for application portfolios will not be returned.