Gifted and Talented

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 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.