• Single Subject Acceleration (SSA)

     
    Students meeting qualifying criteria can take advanced academic content in select mathematics or English Language Arts courses through Single Subject Acceleration (SSA). This ensures opportunities for appropriate levels of academic challenge.  SSA allows students to show mastery of content in select middle school courses.
     
    In middle school, students can be nominated to skip one of these courses:
    • 7 Plus: Available for students currently enrolled in Math 6, Math 6 Plus, or Math 7 can request to take a comprehensive assessment covering all 7 Plus standards.  
    • 7th Grade ELA: Current 6th grade students can request to take a comprehensive assessment covering all 7th grade ELA Standards AND a writing assessment.
    • 8th Grade ELA: Current 7th grade students can request to take a comprehensive assessment covering all 8th grade ELA Standards AND a writing assessment.
     
    The SSA testing window for the 2023-2024 school year is now open for some students. Please visit WCPSS Single Accerleration for additional details about specific testing windows and testing forms.
     

    Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (CDM)

    Students may earn high school credit for specified courses without spending a set number of hours taking the course in a classroom.

    Under the state’s Credit by Demonstrated Mastery (CDM) option, uniquely qualified students may “test out” or bypass a course if they have already mastered the content.
    The program provides another opportunity for students to learn new content, to challenge themselves with the next level of rigor in a subject, and even graduate early. This option is not designed to replace existing accelerated pathways, such as the Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) program at WCPSS.
     
    Please visit WCPSS Credit by Demonstrated Mastery for additional information about the application process.