Subject acceleration (e.g. 8th grade student taking Alg1 if identified from an approved assessment)
Assessment area-specific College Credit Plus (CCP) courses
Jefferson Local Schools is dedicated to providing an accessible and rigorous learning environment for all students. Aside from the above-listed state-reported services, some of the other ways we meet the individual needs of our students include:
- Interest surveys
- Differentiated content, processes, and products
  - Examples: collaborative learning, progressive tasks, flexible pace learning, flexible grouping, small group instruction, and ongoing formative assessment
  - Use of High-quality student assessments prior to learning, midway through learning, and after learning with the data being used to inform differentiated instruction
- Continuous collaboration with Intervention Specialists to provide appropriate accommodations and necessary modifications
- Advanced Placement course offerings
- Honors English courses
- Advanced content courses such as Physics and Calculus.
- Staff professional development in areas that differentiate learning for all students to include the following:
  - Differentiation of content, processes, and product
  - Using data to inform instruction
  - English learner accommodations
  - Learning extension accommodations
  - Instructional strategies that promote deeper learning
  - Depth of knowledge questioning
  - High-quality assessments

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