Seattle Public Schools is phasing out its highly capable cohort (HCC) model, where advanced learners go to a handful of elementary, middle and high schools in the district with curriculum that is one or two years ahead of their grade depending on the subject.
Instead, starting next school year, the district’s replacement, called the “highly capable neighborhood model,” will be available at every school. Under this “whole classroom” approach, teachers will be tasked with personalizing lesson plans for individual students.