Students participating in gifted programs such as WINGS or BRIDGES are involved in a shared home school/Phelps Center curriculum.  Because participation results in students being in another location one day each week, this presents unique situations to the District’s professional staff, participating students, and the involved families.  Principals are asked to review the following guidelines with their staff at the beginning of each school year:

“The WINGS or BRIDGES student should not be held accountable for standard classroom assignments, such as review, practice exercises, daily work and other related activities missed on the day of participation in the gifted program.  Students are accountable for the concepts, process skills and intellectual content as measured on end-of-unit tests, projects or other assessments included in the curriculum presented by the home school teacher.

The home school shall avoid scheduling major tests, assignment due dates for major projects, field trips, honor programs, etc. on the day students attend the gifted program.

Students attending WINGS or BRIDGES should be considered fully enrolled and not be penalized for grades dependent on class participation, attendance, and daily assignments that occur on their day of attendance.

Home school teachers are encouraged to communicate their strategy for addressing these practices and procedures with participating students (and parents) at the beginning of the school year.”