Request for Acceleration

The School District of Fort Atkinson is committed to providing education that will promote the maximum intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development of each child.

Acceleration is the advancement to higher material in an academic sequence or access to upper level courses at a younger age.  There are two categories of acceleration - subject acceleration and grade acceleration. 

Name of Student                                                              Date of Birth

Current grade placement          School                                 Teacher

Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

Address                                                                           Phone

Indicate below which type of acceleration you are requesting:

         Request for single-subject acceleration           Subject:

         Request for whole-grade acceleration

State the reasons for this request for acceleration:

Describe current and previous efforts made to meet the learning needs of this student:

Name of Referring Individual

Relation to Child

Signature of Referring Individual*                                     Date

*If submitted by parent/guardian, submission of this form signifies permission for assessment.

Please submit this form to the Fort Atkinson GT Coordinator, 201 Park Street, Fort Atkinson, WI  53538

For questions on completing this form, please call 568-4478.