Gifted and Talented (GT)
Gifted and Talented Identification Process
The window has opened for current CISD students who wish to sign up for qualification for gifted and talented services. Students will be assessed initially using the CogAT and ITBS tests. Please see the schedule below to plan your family’s schedule. Students must take all 4 tests. There are no preparation materials available for these assessments. In addition to the testing, students entering grades 7 and 8 who have not yet been identified as gifted and talented must be nominated by a parent, teacher, counselor, community member, or themselves. It is not necessary for a student who is already identified as gifted and talented in Carroll ISD to participate in testing again.
To begin the identification process, please fill out the CISD Middle School Gifted and Talented Nomination and Referral Form by Friday, April 1st at 4:00 PM. Parents are also invited to an informational parent meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd beginning at 5:00 PM in the Dawson Middle School library.
Any questions or concerns, please contact the GT Specialist, Ginny Wenger, at virginia.wenger@southlakecarroll.edu.
Key Dates in the Process:
- Window opens for sign up on March 1st at 8:00 am and closes April 1st at 4PM.
- March 22, 2022--Parent Informational Meeting about Identification at 5:30 in the DMS Library
- Testing Week
- Monday, April 4--CogAT on line in our computer lab (4:00-5:30)
- Tuesday, April 5--ITBS Reading (4:00-5:00)
- Wednesday, April 6--ITBS Math (4:00-5:00)
- Thursday, April 7--ITBS Science (4:00-5:00)
- Friday, April 8--Make Up Day (if needed)
- Monday, April 11--Make Up Day (if needed)
- Notifications go out week of April 19th
- Consent to Place and Notice of Appeal due by May 6th
CISD Gifted and Talented Program