- Fort Bend ISD
- Referral and Identification
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Students eligible for summer evaluation
- Students enrolled in Fort Bend ISD after March 1, 2021 and prior to May 25, 2021.
- Private/Home school students enrolling for the 2021-2022 school year
- Students must be actively enrolled in FBISD and in grades 1- 12.
- Note: Students entering kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year are NOT eligible for summer GT testing. Kindergarten evaluation takes place during the Fall Evaluation Window.
Referral
- The online referral window will be available beginning July TBD, 2021 (Date to be determined), on the GT Home Page.
- To submit a referral, the parent/guardian must use the online referral. Click Here to submit a referral.
- Referrals must be submitted online by the July TBD, 2021 (Date to be determined deadline. Exceptions will not be made.
Student Assessment
- The cognitive abilities test used is the CogAT 7. Subtests administered are Non-Verbal, Verbal, and Quantitative.
- The test will be administered TBD 2021, at Fort Settlement Middle School, 5440 Elkins Rd., Sugar Land, TX 77479.
- Parents will receive an e-mail indicating the student's assigned testing date and time.
- Parents will be asked to complete a Home Rating Scale provided by the GT department on site on the date of testing TBD.
Identification Process
- Assessment scores and Home Rating Scale (SIGS) scores are plotted on the Gifted and Talented Identification Profile.
- The Campus Selection Committee convenes to review results and verify accurate student profiles.
- Students who are identified typically meet the following criteria:
- Non-Verbal test score in gifted/high ability range AND;
- Verbal OR Quantitative score in gifted/high ability range.
- Rating scales do not keep students from being identified.
- Rating scales serve the purpose of providing additional information for students with at least one test score in range.
- All members of the Campus Selection Committee have been trained in gifted education and specifically in identifying students' needs for the education services provided by the FBISD GT Program.
- Students are identified for services in specific content areas, English Langauge Arts and Social Studies and/or Math and Science.
Notification
- Parents are notified in writing of the Campus Selection Committee's decision.
- Notification letters will be sent home no later than the first week of school.
- Parents are advised of their right to appeal and the process for doing so.
Appeals
- Parents must appeal using the appeal application located in Skyward within ten school days, as indicated on the notification letter.
- The Campus Appeals Committee responds with its decision in writing within ten school days of the meeting.