An enrichment program, open to all High Peaks students, that is designed to:

·       enrich the High Peaks curriculum with opportunities for critical and creative thinking;

·       excite students about learning;

·       engage students in becoming active and autonomous learners; and

·        enhance the curriculum with 21^st century technology extensions.

 Components of the program

• In class differentiation strategies
• In school enrichment
• After school challenge activities sponsored by the Ed Team's Challenge Committee
• In school challenge programs sponsored by the Ed Team's Challenge Committee

 What does this mean for TAG students?

High Peaks utilizes a Response to Intervention Model (RtI) for identification of TAG students. Response to Intervention (RtI) is a problem-solving model which involves working with a school-based team to consider student performance data to identify and define student learning needs; to develop interventions to address those needs; and to evaluate the effects of the interventions on the defined needs. RtI uses a tiered system of assessments that increase in frequency and intensity as greater needs are revealed. Timely, reliable assessments indicate which students are falling behind in critical skills or which students need their learning accelerated, as well as allow teachers to design instruction that responds to the learning needs. By regularly assessing students’ progress in learning and behavior, teachers can identify which students need more help; which are likely to make good progress without extra help; and which students need their learning accelerated.  The enrichment "e" program is a integral part of our Tier I interventions for high ability/high potential students.    High Peaks believes that all students should have appropriate challenge each day in their classroom. Through differentiated instruction and enrichment activities, most students are provided this challenge in their classroom.  When progress monitoring indicates that a student needs additional challenge or accomodations they are referred for Tier II services and TAG identification.