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Junior High students will be served one to five days per week. Highschool students are served in a pull-out program one day per week. The program is taught by a teacher who has received thirty hours of training in gifted education, and a yearly six-hour update.  \nReferral Period  \nParents, faculty, students, and community members may refer a student in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade for Gifted and Talented testing by filling out a referral form. The forms can be filled out online on the district website. The form can also be picked up at the campus administration office.  \nAssessment Process  \nOnce a referral form has been received for a student, a letter of parental permission to test for academic giftedness is sent home. Once parental approval is obtained, the students will begin the assessment process. Testing for the Gifted and Talented program is done during November and December each year. Students are assessed with quantitative and qualitative assessments such as the NGAT, Torrance Test of Creativity, COGAT, and parent and teacher behavioral checklists.  \nDetermination of Need  \nThe selection committee will review the data gathered during the assessment process and recommend placement for students whose data meets the criteria for placement in the Gifted and Talented program.  \nDecisions are based on multiple pieces of quantitative and qualitative data gathered during the assessment period.  \nParent Notification  \nOnce the selection committee has determined which students met the criteria for placement in the Gifted and Talented program, written notification will be sent out to the parents of all the students that participated in the GT assessments. The notification will tell the parents whether or not their child qualified for placement in the Gifted and Talented program.  \nIf the student qualifies for the program, parental approval or denial of their child in the Gifted and Talented program must be obtained before services begin.  \nStudent Served  \nOnce parental approval for placement in the Gifted and Talented program has been obtained, the student will immediately begin being served in the Gifted and Talented program on campus.  \nParent Resources  \nState GT Curriculum  \n● Texas Performance Standards Projects  \n●  [http://texaspsp.org](http://texaspsp.org)  \nParent Group  \n● Texas Association of Gifted and Talented  \n● [www.txgifted.org](www.txgifted.org)  \nTEA Gifted and Talented  \n● [www.tea.state.tx.us](www.tea.state.tx.us)  \n● Search for Gifted and Talented","cbCaidzoMByJDREu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidzoMByJDREu","pdf",99290,"English","# Definition of a Gifted Child\n## Characteristics of Gifted Students\n## Program Design and Services\n## Referral Period\n## Assessment Process\n## Determination of Need\n## Parent Notification\n## Student Served\n## Parent Resources","[{\"question\":\"What does Highland ISD consider a “gifted and talented student”?\",\"answer\":\"A gifted and talented student is a child or youth who performs at, or shows potential for, a remarkably high level of accomplishment compared to peers, and who exhibits high performance capacity in an intellectual, creativity, or artistic area, unusual leadership capacity, or excels in a specific academic field.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the referral and testing process work for GT placement?\",\"answer\":\"Parents, faculty, students, and community members can refer a student in grades Kindergarten through 12 by completing a referral form (online or at the campus administration office). 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