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Highly Capable Learner Program Policy 2190

The program for Highly Capable not reapply annually to participate believe that he or she may be a
Learners has been created to and remain part of the HCL program
enrich the school experience for for the duration of their school career highly capable student (in the
students identified as exceptional in the South Whidbey School District. top 2%) you may nominate the
or “gifted”. We utilize assessment student to be assessed. Please
tools as a screening process to  Children who qualify in the top have a conversation with your
identify students who may be 2% are considered Tier 3 and child's teacher about this and
served well in such a program. request a nomination packet.
Students previously identified and eligible for enrichment programs
invited to be part of the Highly and activities. If you and your
Capable Learners program need child’s teacher or teachers

Special Education Contacts:

Special Education Director: Dr. Jeff Fankhauser— jfankhauser@sw.wednet.edu; (360) 221-6808 ext 4608

Special Education Specialist: Marie Poolman—mpoolman@sw.wednet.edu; (360)221-6808 ext 2206

Please fax or email request for special education records to the attention of: Marie—Special Education Dept. Fax: (360)-221-3835

School Psychologists (Please Contact the Special Education Specialist for Current Information)

Grades 7-12: Sonja Ringsrud—sringsrud@sw.wednet.edu; (360)221-6808 ext 4630Erin

Preschool—Grade 6: Gutzmer—egutzmer@sw.wednet.edu; (360) 221-6808 ext 4609

Speech Language Pathologists

Jeremy Frye—jfrye@sw.wednet.edu; (360)221-6808 ext 4609

Becky Breeze— bbreeze@sw.wednet.edu; (360)221-6808 ext 4401

Occupational Therapist Michael Swenson—mswenson@sw.wednet.edu; ext. 2206

Educational Services for Dis-
placed Youth - Policy 3115
Living in cars, parks, public spaces,
The purpose of the McKinney-Vento Living in a motel, hotel, trailer parks or abandoned buildings, substandard
Act is to provide educational ser- camping grounds due to lack of housing, transportation stations or
vices for homeless students which alternative adequate living similar settings; or
are equal to those provided for all accommodations;
other enrolled students, and ensure Living in emergency or transitional Migratory children living in conditions
that homeless children and youth shelters; described above.
have equal opportunities to enroll According to the child’s best interest,
in, attend, and be successful in Are abandoned in hospitals; homeless students will continue to be
school. (Please see the McKinney- Awaiting foster care placement; enrolled in their school of origin while
Vento form on page 20.) Your child they remain homeless or until the end of
may qualify as homeless if you are: Living in public or private places not the academic year in which they obtain
Sharing housing with others due to designed for or ordinarily used as permanent housing. The District liaison
loss of housing, economic regular sleeping accommodations for for homeless students is Mary Michell at
hardship, or similar reason; human beings; (360) 221-6808 ext 4320.