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Annual Notification Announcement
(WAC 392-170-042)
Highly capable students perform or show potential for performing at significantly advanced academic levels when compared with others of their age, experience, or environments. Learning characteristics include:
Capacity to learn with unusual depth of understanding, to retain what has been learned, and to transfer learning to new situations
Capacity and willingness to deal with increasing levels of abstraction and complexity earlier than their chronological peers
Creative ability to make unusual connections among ideas and concepts
Ability to learn quickly in their area(s) of intellectual strength
Capacity for intense concentration and/or focus
A teacher, parent/guardian, student or community member who has knowledge of the student's abilities may refer a student for entry into Omak's Highly Capable Program. Referral forms are available in every school office, or you can complete a digital referral form.
Referrals must be completed by November 24, 2023. Parent/Guardian permission will be obtained before conducting any assessments for eligibility.