Gifted & Talented

In accordance with the Texas Education Code 29.12, Gainesville Independent School District defines “gifted and talented” as a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who exhibits high-performance capability, or excels in a particular academic field. It is the goal of GISD to ensure all such students are provided with a variety of educational experiences that support their individual potential for excellence. 

Gainesville Independent School District has adopted policies and designed programs to address the unique needs of those students identified by a local review committee as needing additional services through our gifted and/or talented program. Identified gifted and talented students are provided with ongoing educational services through the district’s gifted/talented programs and services. 

GISD gifted and talented students need a qualitatively differentiated program that is advanced, complex, and in-depth. The core purpose of the Gainesville ISD’s gifted program is to facilitate the optimal development of each student’s intellectual and creative gifts and talents. The program emphasizes the identification of gifted and talented students beginning in kindergarten. Information for referring a student for testing is linked below.