Gifted and Talented

Gifted and Talented Rationale

Welcome to the gifted/talented (G/T) informational page for Cedar Hill ISD! The state's goal for G/T students is to ensure that students who participate in G/T services demonstrate self-directed learning, thinking, research, and communication skills. G/T students develop innovative products and sophisticated performances that reflect individuality and creativity and are targeted to an audience outside the classroom.

A gifted/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)

The CHISD GT Standards have been established in accordance with the components of the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students and the state goal for gifted students and are designed to ensure equality in access for all students from all populations in the district and to maintain consistency and integrity in program implementation.