Elementary GT Services: QUEST

• Identified students at each campus are clustered into groups with a classroom teacher who has earned the G/T Core training required by the state of Texas.

•  The teacher(s) will provide differentiated experiences where possible and appropriate in the regular classroom setting.

• Students will be offered TEKS-aligned choice boards. 

• The campus Advanced Academics Specialist will provide advanced academics services in a pull-out model in all four content areas through integrated units that include science, technology, engineering, the arts, math, social studies, and reading on a regular basis.  Kindergarten students will be served beginning in the spring.  Sixth grade students are served in advanced Language Arts and/or Math as well as through pull-outs with the campus Advanced Academics Specialist. 

Secondary GT Services: Advanced Academics, AP, and IB

Gifted students in grades six through ten are served through Advanced Academics (AdvAc) courses.  In seventh grade and up, a G/T section of AdvAc English is offered for students, schedule permitting.  AdvAc courses prepare students for success in for both Advanced Placement courses and the International Baccalaureate program.

Through Advanced Placement (www.collegeboard.org), students may choose courses that challenge and interest them.  All five junior high schools and both traditional high schools offer AP courses; in all, HEB ISD offers more than 20 AP courses, 

The International Baccalaureate Program (www.ibo.org) is a rigorous academic program intended for the highly motivated, college-bound student seeking a well-rounded educational experience. The nature of IB makes it a great fit for gifted students.  Students who choose the International Baccalaureate Program are required to take advanced courses in English, math, a world language, science, and social studies during their junior and senior years. They also write a 4,000-word Extended Essay on a subject of their choice and must be intentional in and reflective of their school and community service and their own physical activity over the two-year period. More information is available through the high school IB Coordinators, school counselors,  and on the district's IB website.

Gifted students are clustered in high school Trojan Talks and Teams groups.

Educators who teach in the Secondary Gifted and Talented program are trained in the advanced curricula and in gifted and talented education.