Advanced Academics Updates
For Klein ISD Leaders
October 28, 2019
- November 1 Teacher Rating Scales Due (2nd grade excluded
- November 1: Schoology Accuplacer-TSI Prep Course Available
- November 5 GT Advocate Meetings All Levels: (3:00-6:30)
- November 13 AA Architectural Design Team
- November 14 GT Guiding Coalition
- November 15 Last Day for CogAT/NNAT Campus Testing
- November 16 Blended PL: Identification and Assessment for Gifted
- November 21 AP PLC-ELA/SS
GT Referral Process: New Students to Klein After Referral WIndow
If a student enrolls in Klein ISD for the first time after September 27th and before Jan 17th, they can take advantage of a New Student GT assessment opportunity. This referral period is for students newly enrolled in Klein may and have missed out on the GT Referral period. This year, parents can request testing during the Move-In Assessment window. Please refer to this shortened Move In G/T Assessment Calendar.
Parents will need to contact their campus’ GT Administrator or Counselor to be added to the list. Teachers can also refer a student for testing by reaching out to the parents and having them request testing from the GT Administrator or Counselor. Permission to Test forms will be sent home for those students toward the end of the year. Students will be tested on campus by an Advanced Academics Program Coordinator in February and placement decisions will be made in the spring for services to begin in August of 2020.
For questions about GT Assessment, please reach out to your campus GT Administrator or Advanced Academics Program Coordinator.
District Level Coding Gifted and Talented: PEIMS Codes
UPDATE: ADDITIONAL CODE ADDED
School Districts must annually notify the Texas Education Agency with the District Program Indicator Code for Gifted and Talented Students. This notification occurs in October. In Klein ISD, the program codes are 03 and 04. Please review the following TEA presentation regarding District Level Coding.
Schoology Accuplacer-TSI Prep Course: November 1, 2019
Klein ISD GT Student Transfer Policy-EHBB
When a student identified as gifted by a previous school district enrolls in the District, the District shall place the student in the District's program for gifted and talented students for the remainder of the current school year.
The District shall assess the student during the next annual screening period using the District's established identification criteria, and the selection committee shall determine if continued placement in the District's program for gifted and talented students is appropriate.
Cultivate Talent: Fall GT Professional Learning Playlist
Featuring Blended Learning Year 3: Identification and Assessment for Gifted
Advanced Academics has offered Blended Professional Learning to classroom teachers of gifted for 3 years in a row! This popular option allows for teachers to dive deep into current research addressing the topic and then attend the corresponding face-to-face class. Next Up:
Identification and Assessment for Gifted Learners
Educators will learn how to tell whether or not a student is gifted by using different tests and assessments.This informative course will explain what it means to be gifted, characteristics of gifted children, how to test intelligence, the importance of culturally and linguistically diverse populations, and traits of twice-exceptional students. Educators who have a thorough understanding of how to identify and assess gifted students will be able to equip and challenge these students better.
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