Gifted and Talented is for all students. In accordance with Student Assessment standard 2.20 under the Accountability column states, "All kindergarten students are automatically considered for gifted/talented and other advanced level services" (TEA, 2019, page 12).

Meaning all students at the Kindergarten level will automatically receive G/T instruction through the following: Instruction at the Kindergarten level is achieved through a talent development option where all kindergarten teachers are G/T trained and are continually creating differentiated lessons with the assistance of the G/T Facilitator.

Student placement into the G/T program for the following academic year will go through the assessment process during the designated time and coded into PEIMS by March 1st.

Instruction is achieved through a pull out program or embedded through general education through interdisciplinary units, use curriculum compacting, and/or research projects in all four core areas. Instruction and activities will be aligned to the TEKS and support critical content standards in Language Arts, Social Studies, Mathematics, and Science.

Scheduling will be individualized per each campus to best meet the needs of the G/T students. Students served in this program will not be penalized for missing regular classroom time.

There will be G/T Clusters in the general education setting.

Instruction at the middle school level will be provided through a trained GIT teacher. The teacher may differentiate instruction through content, process, and/or product. The teacher may assign interdisciplinary units, use curriculum compacting, and or assign a research project. The teacher may also incorporate certain thinking skills, interests, or learning styles during delivery to address the GIT students' needs. Some of the service options may include cluster grouping, collaboration, resource grouping, accelerated by subject, accelerated by grade, special counseling, field trips, independent study, and service learning.

AP and/or Pre-AP courses offered will vary by campus.

Instruction at the high school level for GT students may include, but not limited to, the following courses: Pre-AP, AP, Dual Credit, and/or courses offered through college level partnerships.

GIT students may be serviced through a variety of Pre-AP, AP, and Dual Credit options. AP courses are college-level courses taught in high school. When a student receives a qualifying score of 3 or higher on their AP exam, they will receive a college credit and/or advanced standing at the university or college level.

Dual Credit and/or college level partnerships make it possible for students to take online or campus courses at the university or college level while attending high school.