Elementary Services Overview
Mankato Area Public Schools offer a variety of elementary services for academically talented students (see chart below). Starting in grade 3, academically talented students are identified and placed in math and reading cluster classrooms where they receive differentiated, advanced programming in that academic area. The size of the group varies depending upon the size of the school and the number of district-identified cluster students at that grade level. The district uses the Response to Intervention (RtI) framework on a daily basis to meet the individualized learning needs of academically talented students. Many times, people associate interventions with struggling students. However, interventions also apply to students who are academically talented. The RtI model allows students the following educational benefits:
This approach leads to increased:
The following chart overviews the variety of services available for high ability elementary services. For more information, you can also look at the Talent Development Handbook. |
Elementary RtI Levels of Service
Tier 1: All Students | tier 2: Some high ability students | tier 3: few high ability students |
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All-Day Kindergarten |
Elementary cluster grouping in grades 3-5 |
Early Entrance to Kindergarten |
Instructional Coaching Support |
Standards compaction and acceleration |
Subject Acceleration |
Career and College Readiness Preparation K-5 |
Rising Scholars Program in grades 3-5 |
Grade Acceleration |
Differentiated Instruction K-5 |
Academic challenge competitions and events in reading, math, and science |
Independent Study |
Response to Intervention Time, which is in addition to core instruction with students working at their individualized level of need |
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Enrichment activities K-2 |
CONTACT
Department of Teaching & Learning
Talent Development Services
Dr. Tania Lyon, Coordinator
10 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 3
Mankato, Minnesota 56001
507-387-7353
tlyon1@isd77.org