Prince William County Public Schools Specialty Program Offerings

Prince William County Public Schools Specialty Program Offerings Dr. James Mudd Supervisor of Gifted Education and Special Programs Mr. Kenneth Bassett Director of Student Learning Mr. Timothy Healey Associate Superintendent for Student Learning and Accountability

International Baccalaureate Programme Primary Years Programme (IBPYP) Authorized: Consideration Phase: • Antietam Elementary • Dumfries Elementary • Buckland Mills • Featherstone Elementary • Ellis Elementary • Victory Elementary • Rosa Parks • Williams Elementary All Students in School in Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 5

International Baccalaureate Programme Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) Beville Middle School Godwin Middle School Stonewall Middle School Fred Lynn Middle School (Consideration Phase) Grades Six - Eight

International Baccalaureate Programme Diploma Programme (IBDP) Gar-Field High School Stonewall Jackson High School Grades 9 & 10 – IBMYP (Authorized) Grades 11 & 12 – IBDP (Authorized)

The Cambridge Programme Brentsville District High School Potomac High School IGCSE Programme International General Certificate of Secondary Education Grades Nine – Ten AICE Programme Advanced International Certificate of Education Grades Eleven - Twelve

Advanced Placement Scholars Specialty Program Patriot High School Woodbridge High School Pre-Advanced Placement Courses Grades Nine - Twelve

Information Technology Programs Center Battlefield for Information Technology High School Forest Park High School Computer Science Graphic Arts Technical Certification Programs Pre-Advanced Placement Courses Grades Nine - Twelve

World Language Programs Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES) Spanish Enterprise Elementary School – Mullen Elementary School River Oaks Elementary School –Tyler Elementary School French Lake Ridge Elementary School– Signal Hill Elementary School All Students in School in Grades 1 - 5

World Language Programs Middle School World Language Programs Fred Lynn Middle School Lake Ridge Middle School Parkside Middle School French & Spanish Grade 6 = 1 A Grade 7 = 1 B (Combined = Year 1) Grade 8 = 2

International Studies and Languages Center for International Studies and Languages (CISL) C. D. Hylton High School Pre-Advanced Placement Courses Grades 9 - 12

Mathematics and Science Programs Elementary School Mathematics and Science Programs Belmont Elementary School Sudley Elementary School Grades 4 & 5

Mathematics and Science Programs Middle School Mathematics and Science Programs Graham Park Middle School Marsteller Middle School Rippon Middle School Grades 6 - 8

Science Programs Osbourn Park High School The Biotechnology Center Freedom High School Center for Environmental and Natural Sciences Pre-Advanced Placement Courses Grades 9 – 12

Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Woodbridge High School Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental and Vocal Music, Music Technology, Theater, Visual Arts Audition Required Pre-Advanced Placement Courses Grades 9 – 12 *This Program Transitions to High School #12 Fall 2016

Students Within School Boundary Students must still apply for the program by the deadline for applications unless an elementary student is in an IBPYP or a FLES school where all students participate in the program In-boundary students are considered for the program before transfer students are considered

Transfer Students If a school is overcrowded, the program may be closed to transfer students A lottery may be held for transfer students if there is limited space in the program Limited express transportation is provided for transfer students Transfer information must be completed by each student upon entering the program

Regional Governor’s Schools Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park

Traditional School Programs Pennington Traditional School Porter Traditional School Uniforms Required Community Service Required Grades 1 - 8

Specialty Program Applications Elementary Schools, Traditional Schools and The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park all use paper applications. All other program applications are completed online. Applications are due each year on February 1

Prince William County Public Schools Gifted Education Dr. James Mudd Supervisor of Gifted Education and Special Programs Mr. Kenneth Bassett Director of Student Learning Mr. Timothy Healey Associate Superintendent for Student Learning and Accountability

Gifted Education Response to Recommendations “Investigate different methods of implementation of the SIGNET program, including, but not limited to, offering SIGNET as a rotation class. ” • 8 middle schools are currently offering gifted services as a part of their encore rotation. (Benton and Rippon are cooperating with a gifted advisory request to gather participation and satisfaction data. ) • Battlefield HS is currently integrating gifted services at the 9 th and 10 th grade within the regular classroom. (Pre-AP English 9, Pre-AP Chemistry 10) • Gar-Field HS currently offers a seminar program that is planned and implemented through collaboration with classroom teachers.

Gifted Education Response to Recommendations “Work with core teachers to deliver services to directly increase participation and retention at both the middle school and high school levels. ” “Conduct a full formal evaluation of student who choose to opt-out of gifted education and report the findings of this evaluation back to the Council” • Attendance data is currently being collected to better capture the scope of the council’s concern.

Gifted Education Response to Recommendations “Ensure that students who have been identified as gifted and talented receive the services for which they are eligible. ” • All schools at all levels use a Differentiated Service Plan to document both direct gifted resource services and differentiated classroom services.

Gifted Education Response to Recommendations “Foster SIGNET best practices across the Division so that the invaluable advantages of the SIGNET program benefit our students to the fullest. ” • A six module online professional development program is currently under development.

Prince William County Public Schools Gifted Education and Specialty. Dr. Program Offerings James Mudd Supervisor of Gifted Education and Special Programs Mr. Kenneth Bassett Director of Student Learning Mr. Timothy Healey Associate Superintendent for Student Learning and Accountability