Fort Bend ISD

Students eligible for spring evaluation

• Fort Bend ISD students who enrolled after the closing of the fall referral window (after September 30, 2024)

Referral

• The online referral website link will be available beginning January 9, 2025 on the GT Home Page.
• To submit a referral, the parent/guardian must use the online referral website during the referral window. 
• Referrals must be submitted online by the January 31, 2025 deadline. Exceptions will not be made.
• Parent/guardian must consent to have the student tested if a staff member refers the student
  • Parent/guardian will receive an email requesting permission to test..
• Students identified for GT services (currently identified)  may not be referred.

Assessment

• The cognitive abilities test used is the CogAT. Subtests administered are Non-Verbal, Verbal, and Quantitative.
• The Spring testing will take place on February 8, 2025
• Teachers must complete a School Rating Scale for referred students.
• Parents are asked to complete a Home GT Behavior Observation Form in the GT App as part of the referral or consent to test process. 
  

Identification Process

• Assessment scores, School Rating Scale, and Home GT Behavior Observation Form scores are plotted on the Gifted and Talented Identification Profile. 
• The District Selection Committee convenes to review results and verify accurate student profiles.
• All student profiles are verified by District GT staff.
• Students who are identified typically meet the following criteria:
• Non-Verbal test score in gifted/high ability range AND;
• Verbal OR Quantitative score in gifted/high ability range.
• Rating scales do not keep students from being identified.
• Rating scales serve the purpose of providing additional information for students with at least one test score in range.
• All members of the District Identification Committee have been trained in gifted education and specifically in identifying students' needs for the education services provided by the FBISD GT Program.
• Students are identified for services in specific content areas, English Language Arts and Social Studies and/or Math and Science.

Notification

• Parents are notified in writing of the Campus Selection Committee's decision.
• Notification e-mails will be sent on April 1, 2025. 
• Parents are advised of their right to appeal and the process for doing so.

Appeals

• Parents must appeal within ten school days, as indicated on the notification letter.
• Appeals meetings take place online, and the parent is invited to attend and speak to the committee.
• The District Appeal Committee responds with its decision in writing within ten school days of the meeting.