Gifted & Talented
Gifted & Talented...
Director: Jean Sanders
The Brazosport Independent School District identifies and serves gifted students in grades K-12. Students in grades K-5 are identified on the basis of general intellectual ability and creative thinking while students in grades 6-12 are identified based upon specific academic aptitude, coupled with general intellectual ability and creative thinking. This program, SEARCH, endeavors to provide services and support for gifted students by Seeking Excellence through Ability, Responsibility, Creativity, and Honor.
Identified students in grades K-3 are served by designated grade-level campus SEARCH teachers and itinerant gifted and talented resource specialists. Identified students in grades 4-5 are pulled out of regular classes one day each week to work with other gifted students and g/t resource teachers. Gifted students in grades 6-12 are served on a daily basis in specific content areas - language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Students are cluster-grouped within SEARCH classes in grades 6-8 and in the Pre-AP and AP classes in grades 9-12.
Mission:
To identify and serve gifted students in grades K-12
Goals:
- To ensure that identification criteria/processes/ procedures provide access to assessment and, if identified, services for all gifted students across cultures.
- To provide an array of learning opportunities in grades K-12 that emphasizes content in the four core academic areas and is commensurate with the abilities of gifted/talented students.
- To provide teachers of the gifted with comprehensive staff development opportunities including nature and needs of gifted/talented students, assessing student needs, and curriculum and instruction for the gifted.
GIFTED & TALENTED NOMINATION PERIOD 2010-11
September 1-15 New Students
September 27-October 20 Kindergarten Students
November 8-December 8 Returning Students (placement for 2011-12)
Parents of these students may refer their children for screening for BISD's gifted program, SEARCH, during this time. Please contact the principal's office for additional information.
Students currently in grades K-11 may be nominated for the 2011-12 SEARCH Program November 8 - December 8. Please contact the principal's office after November 8 for additional information.