Continuum of Services, Instructional Overview

Talent Development Opportunities, Grades K-12: Available at all schools and open to all students (no identification)

• Differentiation embedded within the instruction
• Flexible grouping
• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
• Chinese Immersion Program
• Dual Language Program
• STEM (Grade K-4)
• Fresh Inc. (Grade 5)
• Colt Time (Grade 6-8)
• Incubator Program (Grade 11)
• Teacher and specialist consultation
• Contests and competitions
• Field trips
• After/Before school clubs and activities
• Summer school opportunities

Accelerated Placement, All Grades:

• Whole grade-level acceleration
• Subject-level acceleration
• Early Entrance, Kindergarten: Placement at home elementary school (formal screening in April/May)
• Early Entrance, Grade 1: Placement at home elementary school (formal screening in April/May)

See website details: Kindergarten & First Grade Early Entrance Screening

Extended Self-Contained Services, Grades 3-5: Placement at Hough Street Elementary School

• District program located at Hough Street School
• Multi-grade level classroom taught by two teachers
• Full day instruction
• All subject areas enriched and accelerated: English Language Arts, Social Global Studies, Science
• Math is grade-accelerated by one year

Extended Resource Services, Grades 3-5: Placement at home elementary school

• Reading, Grade 3 (100 min./week pullout services, in addition to core curriculum, enrichment and acceleration within the grade level)
• Reading, Grades 4-5 (50 min./daily pullout, replacement services, enrichment and acceleration within the grade level)
• Math, Grades 3-5 (50 min./daily pullout, replacement services, grade-accelerated by one year)

Extended Services (Classes), Grades 6-8: Placement at home middle school

• English Language Arts (ELA), Grades 6-8 (daily class period, enrichment and acceleration within the grade level)
• Math, Grades 6-9 (daily class period, grade-accelerated two years at the end of grade 9)
• Visual Art, Grades 6-8 (in addition to art classes: grade 6 meets 1x/week for 40 min.; grade 7-8 meets 2x/week for 40 min., enrichment and acceleration)
• Science, Grades 6-8 (daily class period, enrichment and acceleration within the grade level)

(General High School Courses, Grades 9-12: Barrington High School)

• English Advanced Honors, Grade 9
• Continuation of Extended Math through Grade 9 (Extended)
• Honors Chemistry, Grade 9
• AP Course Offerings in English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Language, and the Arts