FAQ

In order to receive GT services, your child has to qualify for the program.  To start the process, please attend one of the information meetings which explain in detail the assessment process. The online consent form can be found on district and campus websites. The Consent for Assessment Form will be available August 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022 for grades 2-8.

You can find information about the Eanes Gifted and Talented Program in the Advanced Academic section of the district website and on each campus’ GT Specialist webpage.

The assessment process is open to all students. Parents, staff members, and students themselves may initiate a request to be assessed for the GT Program, however parents are required to complete the online Consent for Assessment Form in order for their child to be assessed. Assessments are given in September - October to students in grades 2-8 and in January to 1st and kindergarten students. In grades 9-12 students may be assessed by request to cburnett@eanesisd.net

A student receiving Gifted & Talented services from another district that enrolls in Eanes ISD may complete a Transfer Referral Form. Once the Referral Form and the completed file from the previous school district is received by the campus, the student will be assessed following Eanes ISD GT guidelines.  For students being assessed outside of the district assessment window, placement decisions will be made within six weeks of receiving the completed Referral Form which includes the GT file from the previous district. 

First, it is strongly recommended that parents attend the district’s information meeting. This meeting is conducted in August. The meeting will be advertised on each campus and through the district website. Next, parents must complete the online Consent for Assessment Form located on the district’s Advanced Academic website and on the website of each campus’ Gifted and Talented Specialist during the consent window.

Once your child has qualified for the Eanes ISD GT program, they do not need to be reassessed annually.

If a student previously tested in Eanes ISD and met the creativity OR intellectual ability qualification from the previous two school years, then that qualifying score will be applied to the current school year’s assessment period should you choose to have your child assessed again.

Upon a written request of the parent/guardian, a student may be granted a leave of absence from Gifted & Talented services. A furlough may be granted for reasons such as class schedule conflicts, student illness, serious illness or death of a family member, and short term relocation of the family.

The exiting of students from the Gifted & Talented program is based on multiple criteria including student performance in the program.  Exiting is finalized by committee decision after consultation with parents and students regarding the most appropriate educational placement.

Elementary

• Second - Fifth grade students will be assessed on their home campus in September - October
• First - Kindergarten students will be assessed on their home campus in January - February.

Secondary

• 6th-8th grade testing will be conducted on each middle school campus during September - October.

View the Assessments section for more information.

Students in High School can be assessed for the Gifted & Talented Program. If you would like to make arrangements for your High School student to be assessed for the Gifted & Talented Program, please contact Chad Burnett at cburnett@eanesisd.net

In high school, students are provided with multiple ways to connect with GT opportunities through academics (Pre-AP and AP courses), Fine Arts, Engineering, Independent Study Mentorship Program, Robotics, and other programs. All of these courses are open enrollment for all students. *Please note that being in the Gifted & Talented program does not impact your high school transcript.

To initiate the process, parents will need to complete the digital Consent for Assessment form. The online consent form can be found on district and campus websites during the enrollment period in August for Grades 1-8 and December for Kindergarten.

The Gifted & Talented Specialist at your child’s campus will send home a Scale for Identifying Gifted Students (SIGS) form that you will need to return to the school by the given date.

Results will be sent home through US mail by November 1, 2022 for students in grades 2-8 and by February 24, 2023, for 1st & Kindergarten.

Students qualifying for Gifted and Talented services will begin attending GT class in early November 2022. Elementary students will receive information from the campus GT Specialist about a meeting to sign Consent to Serve Forms and Middle School students will return the Consent to Serve Form included in the results letter.

• A parent/guardian, student, or educator may request an appeal of the Campus Committee’s decision by December 16, 2022.

• Parents may initiate an appeal by completing an appeal form after they have met with the campus GT Specialist.

• If a student previously met the creativity OR intellectual ability qualification from the previous two school years, then that qualifying score will be applied to the current school year’s assessment period should you choose to have your child assessed.