GT Update
Junior High and High School
New Courses
High School-
9th Grade Science
- GT Pre-AP Biology Science for students identified as being eligible for GT Science. (Students do not have to have takes GT Science courses in junior high. )
Elective Option
- AP Capstone Seminar 9112- provides students with opportunities to think critically and creatively, research, explore, pose solutions, develop arguments, collaborate, and communicate using various media. Students explore real-word issues through a cross-curricular lens and consider multiple points of view to develop deep understanding of complex issues as they make connections between these issues and their own lives. Students read articles, research studies and foundation/philosophical texts; listen to and view speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; and experience artistic and literary works to gain a rich appreciation and understanding of issues.
- Link to brochure that can be shared with students and parents. https://goo.gl/jlXzvx
Returning Courses
- 7th Grade Humanities - PAP GT Eng/ PAP GT TX History
- 7th Grade Science- PAP GT 7th Science covering 7th grade course materials
- 8th Grade Humanities- PAP GT Eng / PAP GT US History
- 8th Grade Science- PAP GT 8th Science covering 8th grade course materials. Students will take STAAR at the end of this course. (Students can take this course if they are eligible for GT Science courses even if they did not take GT Science in 7th grade.)
- 7th and 8th Grade GT Investigations
High School
- 9th Grade Humanities- PAP GT Eng I/AP GT Human Geography
- 10th Grade Humanities- PAP GT Eng II/AP GT World History Geography
10th Grade Science
- GT AP Biology 4013G with students in cohort and be expected to take Biology EOC at end of course. (Any GT 11th grader who is eligible for GT Science can take cohort with 10th grade)
- AP Chemistry 4014 can be taken but students will NOT be in a cohort and it will be regular AP Chemistry Course number 4014. (Will need to take a Biology course and EOC before graduation.)
- GT AP Biology 4013G with students in cohort and be expected to take Biology EOC at end of course. (Any GT 11th grader who is eligible for GT Science can take cohort with 10th grade)
- 11th Grade Humanities
- 11th Grade Science- Students can take any advanced Science course they are interesting in taking. There is no GT cohort for Science in 11th grade. (Make sure GT 11th graders have a Physics, Chemistry and Biology credit for graduation. Students can take AP GT Biology with 10th graders if they do not have Biology credit. They will be expected to take Biology EOC at end of course.)
- 12th Grade Humanities- students can take any advanced ELA and Social Studies courses they are interested in taking. (Make sure they have credits needed for graduation.)
GT Testing Information and FAQ's
- Humanities- Verbal
- Science- Quantitative and Non-Verbal
- JH Elective- Verbal, Quantitative, and Non-Verbal
GT Referral Window
The window for GT testing referrals is now open and will close January 31. As counselors you have a unique perspective on the learning needs of your students so, if you have PreAP or On-Level kids who strike you as being even a little bit GT, Clint would like to know about them. Please use the following form to begin making referrals--as always, Clint is especially interested in finding kids from underserved populations.
Link for staff referrals https://goo.gl/forms/RDaCdfhbUoPgZhq92
If a parent reaches out about placing a referral, please contact Clint and he can send you the link for parents to complete their referral
Testing at Secondary Campuses
Once the window for referrals closes, testing will begin. Clint will schedule a date and time to come to your campus during the last two weeks of February and test your students.
FAQ's
Student tested before or during the 17-18 school year, was not successful and would like to test again. If they tested between August 2017 and May 2018, please complete a referral, using the link above, and they can test in February. If student tested during the summer of 2018 - fall 2018, they will have to test during summer 2019.
Student has never taken a GT course and now wants to take GT, are they allowed to move back and forth between GT courses? Once a student qualifies for a certain GT subject area, they can move in and out of GT courses each year.
Student misses their day of testing set up for our campus in February, how do they make up the test? Contact Clint and he can have them test at another campus or they can test on the make up day, which will be at a central location.
Updated 11-27-18