Accelerated Programs
2026–27 Highly Capable Identification Referral Window Now Open
The Highly Capable Identification Referral Window will be open from August 31, 2026 through 11:59 PM on September 21, 2026.
Please visit Highly Capable Identification Process for more information.
Updated 8/31/26.
Welcome!
LWSD’s highly capable services offer enriched and enhanced instructional opportunities to students who have been identified as needing service.
This may look like:
- Enrichment and extension of academic and intellectual skill;
- Stimulation of intellectual curiosity, independence and responsibility;
- Adjusted pacing 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 the entire department that includes all service models K-12.
- Highly Capable (HiCap) - Washington state's official term for any student receiving services for gifted education/advanced learning.
- Service models – The program service models within Accelerated Programs: Early Entrance to Kindergarten (EEK), Classroom-Based Services (CBS), Full-Time Quest (FTQ) and Middle School Quest (MSQ). In high school, service models include student self-selected courses and experiences in programs such as: Running Start, College in the High School and Advanced Placement (AP).