Single Subject Acceleration (SSA) is an acceleration opportunity provided for enrolled and attending Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) students.  As outlined in Board Policy 3422,  K-8th grade students who meet specific criteria in Mathematics or English Language Arts (ELA) have the opportunity to accelerate in one subject area.  Only students who are currently enrolled and attending a WCPSS school during the open nomination and testing window are eligible to be considered for SSA. Learn more.

Are you interested in learning more about Single Subject Acceleration (SSA)?

Please click HERE to review the WCPSS SSA Webpage.

Please click HERE to review the 2026 WCPSS Advanced Learning Services (ALS) SSA presentation. (Audio may be slightly delayed. If it does not play, please click on the to hear each slide’s voiceover).

Please click HERE to review the WCPSS ALS SSA “One-Pager.”

If you choose for your child to test for SSA, the required WCPSS SSA test request Google Form MUST be completed and submitted by February 13th. 

You can find the SSA Test Request Google Form on the WCPSS SSA webpage, or linked on the “One-Pager”: linked above.

After reviewing the linked presentations, if you have any questions OR if you can not complete the SSA Test Request form (due to online difficulties), please email our SSA Contact, Lisa Woodard, lnwoodard@wcpss.net. 

***Also a virtual Google Meet Q & A “drop-in” session will be held on February 5, beginning at 8:30 and ending at 9:10. Here is the link for the SSA Q & A meeting: https://meet.google.com/vme-cggt-rxb

SSA Test Request Window:  Track 4: January 23-February 13, 2026