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The mission of Aledo Independent School District’s Gifted Education Program is to provide advanced, appropriate, and quality educational experiences to develop higher level thinking skills, creative problem solving, and the desire for excellence and autonomous learning.
Aledo ISD Gifted and Talented services are designed to identify and serve general intellectual giftedness. Students identified gifted in the area of general intellectual ability possess the ability to perform at an exceptionally high level in a variety of cognitive areas such as abstract reasoning, logical reasoning, social awareness, memory, nonverbal ability and the analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of information.
Fall GT Info:
GT FAQs
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How can I refer my student for gifted services?
Please fill out the attached paperwork to give permission for your student to be screened for GT services. The GT Department has one screening window per grading cycle and your students will be screened during the upcoming window.
AISD Required GT Screening Paperwork
Grading Cycle 1 Testing Window: October 3rd-7th
Grading Cycle 2 Testing Window: December 5th-9th
Grading Cycle 3 Testing Window/Kindergarten Screening: February 6th-16th
Grading Cycle 4 Testing Window: End of May *pending STAAR testing dates
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How do gifted children receive services in Aledo ISD?
In Aledo ISD, students in grades K-5 are served through a weekly pull-out enrichment program while students in grades 6-12 are serviced through Advanced Academics. Kindergarten students are screened in February and begin services in March of their kindergarten year to allow them time to adjust to a school setting.
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Can my preschool student be tested for GT services?
Although Aledo ISD has a preschool program, students are eligible for GT services the Spring semester of their kindergarten year.
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How often will my students receive GT services?
In grades K-5, students receive GT services weekly. The length of GT sessions increases with your child’s grade level and academic stamina. Please reference our GT Schedule above.
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How are my students’ needs met in a general education classroom setting?
Be rest assured your child receives support, challenge, and a wide range of experiences that will maximize learning while enrolled in Aledo ISD. All teachers have received 30 hours of gifted and talented professional development and will continue to differentiate content to ensure appropriately challenging depth and complexity and employ strategies such as flexible pacing and grouping, tiered instruction, and extension activities.
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I am new to Aledo ISD, and my child was identified as being gifted in another state or in another district in Texas. Is he/she automatically placed into your gifted program?
Due to the nature of programming and qualification differences throughout different states and districts, students do not automatically transfer into Aledo ISD’s GT program. Upon receiving your students’ paperwork from their previous district, our GT Department will review and reassess your child for gifted services. Referral paperwork must still be completed for all students seeking gifted admittance in Aledo ISD.
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What if my student was previously GT and we are an active military family?
Students of active military families who were in GT programs at their previous schools will automatically be accepted into the AISD GT program as required by the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children upon verification of records.
Contact Us
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GT Coordinator
Shelly MorrillAledo ISD Administration Building
1008 Bailey Ranch Road
Aledo, TX 76008
Phone: 817-441-8327
Fax: 817-441-5144To request testing or more information, please contact the campus GT specialist for your child:
- Natalie Garrett: Walsh Elementary and Stuard Elementary
- Elizabeth Garcia: McCall Elementary and Coder Elementary
- Amanda Moore: Annetta Elementary and Vandagriff Elementary