• Elementary High Ability Education Identification Timeline
• Elementary High Ability Parent Referral: 3rd – 6th Grades
• Elementary High Ability Services (Spring 2025)

• Middle School High Ability Education Identification Timeline
• Middle School High Ability Parent Referral

• MCCSC Guiding Principals of High Ability Education

Broad Based Planning Committee (BBPC)/High Ability Task Force

Indiana Administrative Code 511 requires that the Broad-Based Planning Committee (BBPC) includes diverse representation from the following groups:

• Educators
• Parents
• Students
• Community members
• Other stakeholder groups  

The function of the High Ability Task Force/BBPC is to design and monitor the continuous development and implementation of the levels of services program for high ability students. (511 IAC 6-9.1-2, Section 2, Part (e)).

Since the development of a high ability program more than 30 years ago, the MCCSC has continuously maintained a Broad-Based Planning Committee that has served to provide guidance to the program and to support the Coordinator of High Ability Education. New state legislation in the area of high ability education went into effect in July 2007.  Indiana Code for High Ability Education states that "the school corporation shall develop and periodically update a level of services program to provide educational opportunities to encourage high ability students to reach the highest possible level at every stage of development."  In the fall of 2007, the High Ability Task Force was established and charged with the responsibility of developing and implementing a comprehensive K-12 program of services for all high ability students.  This K-12 continuum of services is based on best practices, includes professional development and parent and student support, and is reevaluated and updated regularly.

General Resources

• IDOE Office of High Ability Education: Indiana Department of Education
• NAGC:  National Association for Gifted Children
• NRC/GT:  The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented

Humanities and Geography

• Indiana Humanities Council:  Helps you use literature, history, philosophy, and ethics to strengthen Indiana’s human ties
• The White House

Language Arts

• ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication

Mathematics

• Khan Academy: Free, online classes in almost any subject area

Museums

• The Children's Museum: located in Indianapolis
• Franklin Institute Science Museum: Tour the online exhibits and educational resources
• Wonderlab: The Museum of Science, Health, and Technology

Science

• Exploratorium: Science info for teachers and students
• Frank Potter's Science Gems: Collection of math and science info and curriculum
• NASA: Information about Space and planets
• NSTA: National Science Teachers Association
• Smithsonian Institution: The world's largest museum, education, and research complex 
• The Nature Conservancy: One of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world

Other Interesting Sites

• Advanced Placement Program: AP's corner of College Board Online
• College Board: Information about SAT, PSAT, AP tests, college planning, etc.
• CNN: National news site
• The Discovery Channel: Information on educational television shows
• PBS: Public Broadcasting Service Online
• Indiana Department of Education: Indiana Department of Education's website
• Indiana University Precollege Programs: Year-round programs offered at Indiana University for K-12 students