Gifted & Talented (GT) Services

Mission:

The mission of Melissa ISD is to provide an enriched, rigorous, academic curriculum for identified gifted students.

Introduction

According to the Texas Education Agency, “the state’s goal for GT students is to ensure that those students who participate in GT services demonstrate skills in self-directed learning, thinking, research, and communication. GT students develop innovative products and sophisticated performances that reflect individuality and creativity and are targeted to an audience outside the classroom.”

“A gifted and talented student is a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area, possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or excels in a specific academic field” (Texas Education Code §29.121).

See Also: Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students (Texas Education Agency)

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GT Project

Service Placement

Elementary (Grades K-5):

  • Kindergarten and 1st Grade Referral Window closed on November 30th. Due to the high number of students being evaluated, referrals will not be accepted after the deadline.

    • Kindergarten and 1st grade will be tested on their home campus. 

    • Kindergarten results will be shared in February. 

    • 1st grade results will be shared in April. 

  • 2nd and 3rd Grade Referral Window closed on November 30th. Due to the high number of students being evaluated, referrals will not be accepted after the deadline.

    • Parents and guardians will receive a testing flyer with their student’s date and time.

    • Testing Date for grades 2-3: Saturday, February 1, 2025. All results will be shared in April.

  • 4th and 5th Grade Referral Window closed on November 30th. Due to the high number of students being evaluated, referrals will not be accepted after the deadline.

    • Parents and guardians will receive a testing flyer with their student’s date and time.

    • Testing Date for grades 4-5: Saturday, January 25, 2025. All results will be shared in April.

Secondary (Grades 6-12):

  • The next referral window for students in grades 6th-8th is January 2-31, 2025.

  • Testing Date for grades 6-12:

    Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

GT Service Guide

G/T Service Guide 2024-2025

Testing & Referrals

For additional information, please refer to our Gifted & Talented Referral Process presentation.

GT Referral Process

GT Curriculum Design

Gifted & Talented Services, along with district gifted/talented teachers identify, select, and develop curriculum that includes critical and creative thinking, research skills, and social-emotional learning. The TEKS and district curriculum serve as a framework for substance and sequence.

GT EXPO

Contacts:

District Coordinator:

Walter Perez
Executive Director of Campus Services
Email: walterperez@melissaisd.org
Phone: 972-837-2411

GT Coordinator:

Amanda Daniels
GT Coordinator
Email: amandadaniels@melissaisd.org
Phone: 972-837-4216