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Northside Independent School District
GT Testing Center
Screening and assessment for possible participation in the gifted program is ongoing with scheduled sessions occurring in the fall and spring semesters. Students are eligible for screening once every twelve months.
Recommendations for screening and assessment are accepted from teachers, parents, self, peers, community members or test score results. Nomination forms are available in English and Spanish and need to be requested at the campus level.
More testing info can be found in this PowerPoint presentation.
Students who enroll in Northside Independent School District with previous GT status from another school system will be screened and assessed within the first 30 days of enrollment. All kindergarten students are screened for the program using planned experiences, which include critical and creative thinking products as well as classroom teacher observation. Official assessment of kindergarten students occurs in the early part of spring semester.
Data collected for students assessed for possible participation to the gifted program is from multiple sources:- Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
- Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)
- Torrance Test of Creative Thinking
- Scales for Rating Behavior Characteristics of Superior Students - Parents
- Scales for Rating Behavior Characteristics of Superior Students - Educators
GT Testing is available in Spanish and other languages other than English. Two special International GT Testing sessions occur during the school year.
The Campus Selection Committee reviews scores. Identified students are provided services in the area of general intellectual ability. For more information regarding the screening and assessment of students for the gifted program contact the Northside ISD GT Testing Center at (210) 397-7840 or the Gifted & Enrichment Office at (210) 397-8632.