•  IDENTIFICATION OF G/T STUDENTS

     

    STUDENT ASSESSMENT

    Students in grades K-12 are eligible for assessment and, if identified as G/T, are provided services (TEC 29.122 and 19 TAC §89.1(3));

    • All students living within HISD and not currently G/T-identified in HISD are eligible for G/T assessment once per school year;
    • All HISD kindergarten and fifth grade students not currently G/T-identified are assessed;
    • Assessment criteria is specified on the HISD G/T Identification Matrix;
    • All assessments are administered during established testing schedules/timelines by trained HISD staff at the student’s current HISD school or a location designated by the Gifted and Talented Department;
    • Assessments from outside sources are not accepted;
    • Students must be five years old on or before September 1stof the given school year to be eligible for Entering Kindergarten Gifted and Talented testing.

     

    IDENTIFICATION OF G/T STUDENTS

     The G/T identification of a student can be initiated in four ways:

    • Parent nomination
    • Teacher nomination
    • Student self-nomination
    • District-generated rosters of G/T eligible students to be reviewed by the campus Gifted and Talented Neighborhood Admissions Committee

    Determination of eligibility is based on the HISD G/T Identification Matrix. HISD utilizes two G/T Identification Matrices, one for Entering Kindergarten applicants and the other for students currently in grade K-12. 

    Final determination of a student’s need for G/T services is made by a committee of at least three local district or campus educators who have received training in the nature and needs of G/T students and who have met and reviewed the individual student data (TAC §89.1(4); State Plan 1.7C).

    Upon completion of the Gifted and Talented Admissions Committee meeting, families and staff are informed of student assessment results and HISD G/T qualification by the processing campus.  

     

    HOW ARE ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED?

    All assessments are administered during pre-established testing schedules/timelines by specially trained Houston ISD staff at our school. Students who are applying for the entering Kindergarten G/T Neighborhood Program or Vanguard Magnet program are assessed at centralized locations.

    Please contact the office of Gifted & Talented regarding entering Kindergarten testing. 

     

    WHICH ASSESSMENTS ARE ADMININSTERED FOR g/t iDENTIFICATION?

    All students grades K-12 are given two assesments: CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test, non-verbal), and the Iowa/Logramos achievement test.