Gifted & Talented
Advanced Learner Program & Services - ALPS
Elementary ALPS parent meeting
We will host an optional parent meeting for currently identified ALPS students who are receiving services this 2022-2023 school year.
Please feel free to email Cathy or Elizabeth with any questions you may have.
catherine.ashcraft@burkburnettisd.org or elizabeth.nolan@burkburnettisd.org
Definition of a Gifted & Talented Student
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)
TEA Gifted & Talented Documentation
Gifted and Talented programs are required in all public school districts. Detailed program requirement information is available in the Texas State Plan for the Gifted document. If you have questions about the information in the State Plan document, the Texas Education Agency's Advanced Academics Unit has published a Frequently Asked Questions document.
GT Co-Coordinators
Elizabeth Nolan & Cathy Ashcraft