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Gifted and Talented Program Services
- The GT program is available for identified GT students
at every grade level in every school throughout the district.
- Services are currently provided in core subject
areas: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social
Studies.
- Students in Kindergarten are not offered GT services
until they are identified in February of their Kindergarten year.
- Identified students are grouped together for services.
In some cases, GT students are in core subject area classes with
only other GT students. Sometimes, however, it is not possible
for a campus to have GT only classes so non-identified students
who are expected to perform at a high level are placed in the
classroom with GT students.
- At the high school level, GT services are provided
in Pre-AP/AP courses.
- Fort Bend does not have a separate GT curriculum.
Teachers are expected to meet the needs of GT students in their
classrooms by differentiating the district's curriculum. In this
way, they are able to meet the varied needs of GT students.
- The aim of the differentiated curriculum is to
encourage GT students to develop critical, creative, and productive
thinking skills, self-directed learning skills, an awareness of
their own unique abilities, and to create advanced-level products
and/or performances.
- A Gifted and Talented Mentorship Program is available
for identified juniors and seniors in high school. Students must
complete an application process to be considered for the program.
- Opportunities to accelerate are offered through
the district's Credit By Exam testing conducted in the summer
by the Testing and Evaluation Department.
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