Extended
Services Program
Julie Luck Jensen, Director of Extended Services
(847) 756-2349
jluckjensen@barrington220.org
The Extended Program addresses the needs of students for educational services
distinct in nature and content from the existing standard
program in District schools. District 220 identifies
students for extended classes as those who demonstrate
achievement or potential aptitude in general intellectual
ability, specific academic aptitude, or performance in
visual arts.
The mission of Barrington
Community Unit School District 220 is "Inspiring all learners to achieve excellence." Extended Service Programs are logical manifestations of a concern for excellence
and the development of each student's potential. These
programs strive to provide opportunities and challenges
which match student abilities.
Program Offerings:
Elementary:
Students identified for Extended Mathematics in grades
3-5 participate daily in a pullout resource program at
their home school for accelerated learning experiences
and intervention.
Students identified for Extended
Reading in Grade 3 participate in pullout resource services
twice a week, and students in grades 4 and 5 receive
daily intervention.
Both resource programs strive
to challenge students by giving them opportunities for
advanced critical and creative thinking with problem
solving and inquiry approaches in the areas of mathematics
and language arts.
The self-contained program
in grades 3-5 is available for students who qualify intellectually,
where daily intervention in all academic areas is provided.
The grade level curriculum is compacted to allow time
to accelerate and explore other areas beyond the scope
of the regular curriculum.
Middle School: The
Middle School Extended Program offers accelerated classes
in English, Mathematics, Science and Art. There are separate
classes for Extended Math students in grades 6-8, as
well as for those students who are in Extended English.
Extended Science students attend separate classes in
grades 7 and 8 with daily intervention. Extended Art
classes meet one period per week in Grade 6 and two periods
per week in grades 7 and 8.
High School: Students
from the Middle School Extended Services Program transition
into appropriate Honors and Advanced Placement classes
at Barrington High School.
Identification
Following Illinois School
Code Article 14A, eligibility for Extended Services is
determined by three measures: aptitude or intelligence
test data, achievement test data and teacher observation
of characteristics of advanced learners.
Initial screening for program
services begins in spring of second grade with teacher
professional judgment and the Measure of Academic Progress
test (MAP). Students who reach an established in reading
and/or mathematics are candidates to take the Cognitive
Abilities Test (CogAT). Students who meet the criteria
on all three measurements are then recommended for placement
in Extended Services.
Students are also screened
in the fall of their third through fifth grade years,
as well as at the middle school. The Review Committee
meets three times a year, regarding appeal requests.
The needs of students vary
over time, and placement in the program is evaluated
on an ongoing basis. If at any time it is determined
that a child's placement in the program no longer seems
appropriate, a decision to modify such placement will
be made by the extended services teacher, the child's
parents, the building principal, and appropriate staff
members.
