Welcome to Accelerated Programs! 

Our Highly Capable/Quest programs offer accelerated and enhanced instructional opportunities to students who have been identified as highly capable. Our programs are designed to meet the needs of our highly capable learners by providing services and instruction beyond the scope of the general education classroom. 

A highly capable learner is defined by the state of Washington as a “student who has been assessed to have superior intellectual ability as demonstrated by one or more…multiple criteria.” Our Program uses both cognitive and academic performance data to determine a student’s highly capable eligibility. 

We are proud to offer programs and services which are designed to meet the needs of our highly capable learners through: 

• Enrichment and extension of academic and intellectual skill;
• Stimulation of intellectual curiosity, independence and responsibility; 
• Acceleration and enrichment of content to meet student learning needs; and 
• Development of advanced critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills through the lens of local and global citizenship

As you explore our website, you will encounter these terms:

• Accelerated Programs - The name of our entire department. This includes all of the programs and services from grades K-12 including Quest and Advanced Placement (AP).
• Highly Capable (HiCap) - Washington state's official term for any student receiving services for gifted education.
• Quest - Specific category of programs within Accelerated Programs in which students receive services. Quest programs are: Full Time Quest (FTQ), Pull Out Quest (POQ), Middle School Quest (MSQ), and K-5 HiCap (K5HC).

Interested in learning more about the programs? Please watch the video below by our Accelerated Programs team for more information.