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Enrolling in Portola's SAS(Schools for Advanced Studies)/Honors Classes

PORTOLA CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL IS DESIGNATED AS A SCHOOLS FOR ADVANCED STUDIES (SAS)
 
 
SAS schools offer an exemplary gifted and talented program "providing high-quality differentiated instruction with an emphasis on depth, complexity, acceleration and novelty. SAS sites offer high-level academic opportunities that meet the unique educational needs of K-12 gifted learners."
 
Students who live within the Portola boundary and are identified gifted in the categories of:  Intellectual Ability, High Achievement Ability, Specific Academic Ability, Creative Ability, or Leadership Ability will automatically be place in SAS classes. 
 
To find your designated resident school, please go to: 
 
 
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For students interested in enrolling in Portola's SAS/Honors Program who do NOT live within the Portola boundary or currently attend a private or independent charter school, please follow these steps:
  1. Parents/guardians apply to the school through the Choices Affiliated Charter Schools process
    • To apply, go to:  https://apply.lausd.net and click on Charter (Affiliated Charter Schools) Choices brochure. 
  2. The Affiliated Charter School lottery selection process will take place in February.
  3. Parents/guardians will receive a Selection/Waiting List letter in March and must accept/decline by the deadline
APPLICATION TO SAS - For students who are not identified as gifted and live outside the Portola boundary or who are coming from an independent charter or private school, click on the following link to apply to SAS/Honors:
 
Criteria for SAS/Honors placement:
 
Student demonstrates the ability or strong potential to work above grade level in all academic subjects and meet ALL FOUR of the following critical thinking and problem-solving skills (in primary language)
  1. Explain meanings or relationships among facts, information, or concepts that demonstrate depth and complexity. 
  2. Formulate new ideas or solutions and elaborate on the information. 
  3. Use alternative methods in approaching new or unfamiliar mathematical problems. 
  4. Use extensive vocabulary easily and accurately to express creative ideas.   
Once applicants have been selected and accepted at the Affiliated Charter School, the SAS Coordinator, Ms. Diana Bosinger, will then verify SAS/Honors eligibility.
 
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More information about applying can be found on the eChoices website:
 
 
Please contact Ms. Diana Bosinger, if you have any questions: [email protected]