Gifted and Talented in Clear Creek ISD
Clear Creek ISD's Gifted and Talented (GT) Services offer rigorous learning experiences designed to challenge students, foster intellectual growth, and support academic success across all grade levels.
Elementary GT Services
In elementary school, identified gifted students are placed in classrooms with GT-trained teachers alongside a diverse group of learners. The campus Advanced Academics Specialist collaborates with these teachers to create personalized learning plans using TEKS-based lessons that emphasize depth and complexity. Differentiated lessons may take place both inside and outside the regular classroom. Specific services may vary by campus and student needs.
Services by Grade Level:
- Grades K-3: Pull-Out services.
- Grade 4: Pull-Out (Fall Semester) and Alpha (Spring Semester).
- Grade 5: Alpha (Fall Semester) and Pull-Out (Spring Semester).
- All Grades K-5: Cluster Grouping Services.
Service Descriptions:
- Pull Out: Designed to provide challenging activities in seven strands: creativity, problem solving, research, communication, thinking skills, affective thinking, and leadership training with an Advanced Academics Specialist on their campus.
- Alpha: An enrichment opportunity that fosters critical thinking, creativity, and independent learning, enabling students to explore topics in greater depth through a selected off-campus GT mini-course.
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Cluster Grouping: Students are grouped together in an academically diverse classroom with a GT-trained teacher. These teachers have at least 30 hours of gifted awareness training, plus a required six-hour annual update, and adjust instruction to meet the unique needs of GT students.
Intermediate GT Services
At the intermediate level (grades 6-8), students receiving gifted and talented (GT) services have two options:
- Enroll in advanced-paced, rigorous honors courses at their home campus.
- Attend WAVE, a GT magnet program available at League City Intermediate and Westbrook Intermediate.
Both WAVE campuses share a common philosophy, aiming to meet the intellectual, social, and emotional needs of GT students. The program provides an enriched learning experience with accelerated pacing and academic challenges, while ensuring students remain integrated within the broader intermediate school community.
Learn more about WAVE in CCISD
High School GT Services
High school students can enhance their college readiness, improve ACT/SAT performance, and boost their GPAs by taking advanced courses. Opportunities include AP, Dual Credit, UT OnRamps, and the AP Capstone Diploma, all offering college credit and rigorous coursework. These programs foster critical thinking, research skills, and academic independence, preparing students for higher education.
GT Services Identification Guide
Gifted & Talented Services are designed for students who demonstrate significantly above-average achievement or potential in general intellectual ability, specific subject matter aptitude, and creative/productive thinking skills.
Clear Creek ISD identifies students using a variety of sources, including qualitative and quantitative screening instruments, teacher recommendations, authentic assessments, classroom performance, and placement procedures. Students must be enrolled in CCISD to be referred and evaluated for GT Services.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What do we assess?
- How do I prepare for testing?
- Does CCISD accept outside testing?
- What happens if my child is absent on the day of testing?
- Does my child need to be retested if they are already receiving services?
- My child did not qualify last time they were tested. Can they be tested again?
What do we assess?
How do I prepare for testing?
Does CCISD accept outside testing?
What happens if my child is absent on the day of testing?
Does my child need to be retested if they are already receiving services?
My child did not qualify last time they were tested. Can they be tested again?
Records Request
For students, please provide the following records:
- The last two years of any standardized testing (abilities testing, IQ testing, achievement testing, state assessments).
- ANY documentation showing a student’s participation in a gifted program in another school or district, including the quantitative and qualitative data used for identification (test name/results, teacher evaluations, parent evaluations, other criteria used by the previous school/district).
- A copy of the student’s most recent report card.
- A letter of recommendation from the child’s teacher, coach, club leader, or religious leader may be requested at a later date.
If the student’s current district requires a “Release of Confidential Information” form from CCISD in order to send records to us, it is the parent’s responsibility to provide us with the contact information of the person/school to whom/which we are to send the form:
- Name of individual/campus
- Phone number, fax number, and/or email address of contact/campus
Sending records
Requested records may be faxed, emailed, or sent via traditional mail to the Advanced Academics Office.
Attention to: Stanley M. Zavala
Advanced Academics & Gifted and Talented Services
CCISD – Education Support Center
P.O. Box 799
League City, TX 77574
Fax: 281-284-9978
Email: hhearn@ccisd.net