Talawanda Acceleration

In accordance with Ohio Department of Education Administrative Code 3301-35-06, Talawanda Schools provide the opportunity highly advanced students to be assessed to see if acceleration is an appropriate placement for students.

Whole-Grade Acceleration: The practice of assigning a student to a higher grade level than is typical given the student’s age on a full-time basis for the purpose of providing access to appropriately challenging learning opportunities.

Subject Acceleration: The practice of assigning a student to a higher grade level in a specific subject than is typical given the student’s age. This placement is typically done on a subject by subject basis.

Early Entrance: a form of acceleration for children who do not meet the age requirement normally set for entrance to kindergarten. See “early entrance” link.

Forms for Acceleration

Permission for acceleration assessment


Feel free to contact the gifted coordinator with your questions regarding acceleration.