Highly Capable Services

For students entering third and fourth grade for the 2024-2025 school year, we have two types of services:

• Code 32 Services: Students qualify in one area (either math or reading). Services are provided in the regular classroom.

• Code 33 Services: Students qualify holistically. Services are provided in a unique classroom at Lakeridge Elementary School.

Qualification Criteria: 

• Code 32: Students must score a “10” or higher in either the Reading/Verbal Domain or the Math/Quantitative Domain.

• Code 33: Students must score a "28" or higher on the Identification Matrix. This is a combination of reading, math, science and creative thinking. No single domain eliminates a student's eligibility to receive services.

For students entering fifth grade for the 2024-2025 school year, we have one service delivery option:

• Code 33 Services: Students qualify holistically. Services are provided in a unique classroom at Lakeridge Elementary School

Qualification Criteria: 

For students entering grade 5, we utilized the same Identification Matrix used to identify their peers in previous years. Students in grade 5 take the TTCT and Iowa science exams so as to provide their teachers with a more holistic picture of their cognitive and academic needs; however, these scores are not incorporated into a student’s identification. 

A student must have either earned an “8 or higher” in one domain AND a “10 or higher” in the matrix to qualify for services. 

For students entering sixth through eighth grade for the 2024-2025 school year, we have one service delivery option:

• Code 33 Services: Students qualify holistically. Services are provided in a unique classroom for Language Arts/Social Studies, and Science

Qualification Criteria: 

For students entering grades 6-8, we use the Iowa reading and science assessments along with the CogAT verbal and non-verbal assessments as the service delivery areas at IMS are language arts, social studies, and science. Students take the TTCT exam so as to provide their teachers with a more holistic picture of their creative thinking and learning needs; however, these scores are not incorporated into a student’s identification. 

A student must have either earned an “8 or higher” in one domain AND a “10 or higher” in the Identification Matrix to qualify for services.

Services in math are identified through a separate process as outlined on the MISD Math Pathways webpage.