Applications for the
2012-13 school year are being accepted for students who are
currently in grades 2-5. Completed applications must be
received by May 15th for students to be included in
the May testing period.
See Documents
page for an application.
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Regional
Host
Schools
Bell Schedule for 2011-12
Brouillet . . . . . . . . . .
. 8:05 am to 2:26
pm; Wednesdays 7:55am to 11:31am
Pope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:35 am
to 2:56 pm; Wednesdays 8:25 am to 12:01 pm
Zeiger . . . . . . . . . . . .8:05
am to 2:26 pm; Wednesdays 7:55 am to 11:31 am
Sunrise . . . . . . . . . . .
. 8:35am to
2:56 pm; Wednesdays 8:25 am to 12:01 am
Shaw Road. . . . . . . . . 8:35am
to 2:56 pm; Wednesdays 8:25 am to 12:01 pm
Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . 8:35
am to 2:56 pm; Wednesdays 8:25 am to 12:01 pm
Maplewood. . . . . . . .
. 8:35 am
to 2:56 pm; Wednesdays 8:25 am to 12:01 pm
Northwood. . . . . . . . .
8:35 am to 2:56 pm; Wednesdays 8:25 am to 12:01
pm
QUEST Regional
Program
Grades
3-6
Highly capable students in grades 3-6 find their
unique learning needs addressed in regional classrooms located at
one of eight host schools located throughout the
district. Specialized instruction and curriculum are designed
to promote higher-level thinking and provide a variety of learning
experiences to challenge students. Students gain a deep
understanding of content and strengthen basic skills in a
full-time, highly capable environment. Intellectual peers
provide social interaction and motivation to excel.
Parents begin the application process by
completing the Application and
Permission for Testing. Application forms are
available at any elementary school office or on the Documents page
(see menu to the left). Staff, parents, students, and
community members can make student referrals. Students with
completed applications on file are administered ability and
achievement tests. The primary selection period is in
January/February.
Students currently
enrolled in QUEST do not need to retest. The screening
committee reviews student performance and state and district
assessments to determine continued
placement.
QUEST students in
6th grade will automatically be placed in the
PAGE Program unless parents choose to withdraw from
services. The PAGE Program is offered for highly capable
seventh, eighth, and ninth-grade students. The Puyallup
Accelerated Gifted Education Program includes courses with a higher
level of rigor, depth, breadth, and acceleration than what is
possible in the junior high Honors program in the following core
subjects: Language Arts/Social Studies, and
Mathematics. Resources used include materials specifically
designed for highly capable students.
For more
information, contact the QUEST office (located at Maplewood
Elementary) at (253) 841-8751.
What are some characteristics of a highly
capable student?
(WAC 392-170-035,
392-170-036)
Highly capable students exist
in all cultural and economic groups. While students have
diverse characteristics, generally highly capable students possess
the following learning characteristics:
· Ability to
learn quickly in area of intellectual strength;
· Capacity to
learn with unusual depth;
· Ability to
transfer learning to new situations;
· Capacity to
deal with complexity.
How are students
selected for QUEST?
Indentification:A multidisciplinary selection
committee reviews the multiple criteria collected for each
student. In order to be considered for final selection,
evidence of one or more of the following must exist:
· Student
scores in the top 10% in cognitive ability;
· Student
scores in the top 5% in one or more specific academic achievement
area;
· Student demonstrates behavioral characteristics
for exceptional creativity.
Using a case-study approach, committee
members use professional judgment to determine which students will
benefit most from participation in QUEST.
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