The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) Board of Education defines acceleration as allowing a student to move through traditional educational organizations more rapidly, based on readiness and motivation. Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) is the practice of placing a student in a higher-grade level in one subject area. This type of acceleration is for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities in either math or English Language Arts.
Before Nominating, please consider the following about your child:
Consider your child’s social and emotional maturity.
Your child may be taking classes with peers who may be older.
Consider your child’s organizational skills and ability to focus.
Can your child begin or complete projects by themselves?
Your child will be skipping an entire year’s worth of content and background knowledge.
The AIG teacher and homeroom teachers are not responsible for covering any content your child skipped as a result of receiving SSA services.
If your child qualifies for SSA in math or ELA in elementary or middle school, some courses take place online. During the school day, students participate independently in these online courses.
SSA may result in a different class schedule. To accommodate your child's academic needs, the school may assign your child a nontraditional schedule. The final decision about scheduling will be made by the principal at each school.
To nominate your child, please fill out this google form.
English Nomination Form
Spanish Nomination Form
SSA Nominations MUST be completed by March 24th. SSA Testing will take place the week of April 18th.
If you have questions, please contact Jessie Hollinger, AIG teacher at Bryan Road, at jhollinger@wcpss.net.
