GIFTED AND TALENTED FALL IDENTIFICATION TIMELINE
Transcript of GIFTED AND TALENTED FALL IDENTIFICATION TIMELINE
FALL 2015
Parent Information Meeting/Junta de Información para Padres
“Gifted Learner or High Achiever?—Characteristics &
Identification”
Monday, September 21st
Klein Multipurpose Center
7500 Farm to Market Rd 2920, Spring, TX 77379
6-7pm.
“Estudiante Dotado o Estudiante con Logros
Altos?-Características y Identificación”
el lunes, día 21 de septiembre
Klein Multipurpose Center
7500 Farm to Market Rd 2920, Spring, TX 77379
6-7pm.
http://www.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?name=cigt.home
8/24/15-
9/25/15 GT Referral Window (K-11)
9/25/15 GT Referral Window Closes; Pack-
ets due to campus.
9/28/15 K-11 Evaluation Window Opens.
GIFTED AND TALENTED FALL
IDENTIFICATION TIMELINE
NEW KLEIN ISD Out-of-School Options!
The Office of Advanced Academics is sponsoring NEW
Academic Competitions and expanding on existing options
beginning in the 2015-16 school year.
The Noetic Learning Math Contest (NLMC) is a semiannual problem solving contest for elementary students. The goal of the competition is to encourage students' interest in math, to develop their problem solving skills, and to inspire them to excel in math.
Coding Club will be open to elementary students interested in
learning more about the world of code.
Robotics will available to all intermediate and high school
campuses.
Please contact your campus principal to see if these options will
be available on your campus.
For more information about academic competitions please visit
http://www.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?
name=ciadvac.academic.comp
For more information on the Texas Performance
Standards Project, please visit our website: http://
www.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?name=ciadvac.tpsp
KISD Boot Camps All boot camps are on Saturday 9:00
AM-1:00PM and Sunday 1:00PM-5:00
PM.
Any Klein ISD high school student can
attend a boot camp on any campus and
the registration fee is $175 per student
for both days.
All Klein students can register by
visiting www.catalystprep.com and click
on the Boot camp Sign-Up tab or call
800.235.0056.
ACT & SAT Registration Deadlines
KISD: College and Career Readiness
Test Date Test(s) Registration
Deadline
LATE Registration
Deadline
9/12/15 ACT 8/7/15 8/21/15
10/3/15 SAT &
Subj. Tests 9/3/15 9/22/15
10/24/15 ACT 9/18/15 10/2/15
11/7/15 SAT &
Subj. Tests 10/9/15 10/27/15
12/5/15 SAT &
Subj. Tests 11/5/15 11/23/15
12/12/15 ACT 11/6/15 11/20/15
FALL DATES BOOT CAMP
SESSION LOCATION
9/19 & 20/15 SAT (Current) Klein HS
9/19 & 20/15 SAT (Current) Klein Oak
HS
9/26 & 27/15 SAT (Current) Klein Forest
HS
9/26 & 27/15 SAT (Current) Klein Col-
lins HS
10/3 & 4/15 PSAT (New) Klein HS
10/10 & 11/15 PSAT (New) Klein Collins
HS
10/10 & 11/15 ACT Klein Forest
HS
10/10 & 11/15 ACT Klein HS
PATH Community Outreach Calendar
Path Community Outreach Courses help Klein
parents stay up-to-date with helpful information
pertaining to college readiness. All sessions are at the Klein Multipurpose
Center, 7500 FM 2920, Spring, TX 77379 from 9-11 AM.
9/26/15
TOPIC: The Parent's Role on Student Goal-Setting & Time Management
10/17/15
TOPIC: Financing College 101 & College Tours: What All Parents Should
Ask
For more information about this innovative course offered by the TEA visit
http://www.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?name=ciadvac.path
For complete details on all the ACT/SAT/PSAT test preparation that is offered to
Klein students, please visit our website:
http://www.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?name=ciadvac.tests
College Crosswalk Month
The Klein ISD has designated October 5th to November 2nd as it’s College
Crosswalk Month to promote college/career readiness. All Klein ISD
campuses will offer a variety of specific college preparation opportunities and
activities to elementary, intermediate, and high school students. Please visit
your student’s campus website for specific information. You can also visit the
district “College and Career Readiness” website for great resources
concerning academic planning, college entrance test preparations, and
financial planning. Please visit http://www.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?
name=ciadvac.ccr to access college readiness information for all grade levels.
2015 TAGT Annual Conference
December 2 – 4 San Antonio, TX
TAGT 2015 will bring together nearly 2,000 educators who
share a passion for gifted education! Attendees will have the
chance to create vital connections, engage in and lead
important conversations, and become empowered to continue
to make a difference in the gifted community.
This unique experience features over 150 training sessions in
15 strands of designated subjects. TAGT is an approved
provider of CE credit for educators, counselors, psychologists
and school board members. Join us December 2-4 at the San
Antonio Convention Center and the Grand Hyatt San Antonio!
Duke TIP Talent Search
Duke TIP Talent Search 4th-6th Grade
Duke TIP's 4th–6th Grade Talent Search is a chance
for families of qualified students to gain access to
programs within Duke TIP. Enrollment eligibility is an
honor and indicates outstanding intellectual ability.
Students are qualified to enroll when they are in the
fourth, fifth, or sixth grade. To qualify, students must
score in the 95th percentile or higher on a grade-level
standardized achievement test, aptitude test, mental-
ability test, or approved state criterion-referenced test.
If a student previously enrolled as a fourth or fifth
grader, they do not enroll again. The enrollment for
Duke TIP Talent Search 4th-6th begins October 1st .
For more information on Duke TIP please visit http://
www.tip.duke.edu.
Duke TIP Talent Search 7th-8th Grade
Duke TIP's 7th Grade Talent Search is the largest
program of its kind in the nation. Student must be in
the seventh grade (or a current eighth grader who
skipped seventh grade). To qualify students must
score in the 95th percentile or higher on a grade-level
standardized achievement test, aptitude test, mental-
ability test, or approved state criterion-referenced test.
Enrollment begins August 1st. The nonrefundable
enrollment fee of $75 ($30 for fee grant) covers the
cost of the ACT or SAT testing plus other talent search
participant benefits through the student's eleventh
grade year.