QUEST: Gifted & Talented Program

The Gifted and Talented program recognizes the qualities and special needs of children that are highly intelligent, divergently talented, perform at advanced levels, develop asynchronously, and possess social and emotional intensities.  The program is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of gifted learners and is designed to enhance their social, intellectual, and personal abilities. 

The Gifted and Talented Program is not a National Honors Society, a prize to be won, a club to gain entry into, nor is it the only way your child can enroll in advanced courses during their academic career.  

Gifted and Talented Services provide gifted learners with the opportunity and skill sets necessary to reach their full academic, social, and emotional potential.   

The Elementary Gifted and Talented program serves the needs of identified gifted and talented students in Frisco ISD. Gifted and talented students are served through a dual, differentiated instructional approach. Identified gifted and talented students in 1st – 5th grades are grouped together (clustered) in a regular education classroom with a teacher who has completed the following GT training as well as yearly training updates:

•   Nature and Needs of Gifted Learners

•  Identification, Assessment and Service Design for Gifted Learners

•   Differentiated Instruction for Gifted Learners

•   Designing Curriculum for Gifted Learners

•  Setting the Standards for Gifted Learners

Differentiated instruction including extensions and enrichment opportunities are provided for students to reach their academic potential. Gifted and Talented students are also pulled out of their classrooms weekly to discover together with the campus GT teacher.