“Gifted and talented student” means 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 Subchapter D §29.121
Students who participate in services designed for gifted/talented students will demonstrate skills in self-directed learning, thinking, research, and communication as evidenced by the development of innovative products and performances that reflect individuality and creativity and are advanced in relation to students of similar age, experience, or environment. High school graduates who have participated in services for gifted/talented students will have produced products and performances of professional quality as part of their program services.
- Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students, TEA
Watch this short overview video to learn more about Livingston ISD’s Gifted & Talented program, including our referral process and services offered across grade levels.
GT Process Kinder.pdfGT Process 1-12.pdfReferrals will open in October, and links will be posted below.
All Kindergarten students are automatically considered for gifted/talented services (TEA's Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students) through screening measurements administered to all students in grade K. Students who meet qualifying criteria from screening assessments will be recommended for further testing following scoring of screenings. Parents will be notified in writing of student assessment results and placement recommendation. Services for Kindergarten G/T students will begin March 1 each year.
Students in grades 1st-12th can be referred by parents, students, and staff members. Students referred after the deadline will be assessed in the next testing cycle the following year.
Students are screened and assessed using instruments determined by the LISD G/T Committee. Both qualitative and quantitative data will be used during the identification process, and students may only be screened once per school year.
Referral forms for grades 1st -12th will open October 19, 2026. All Kindergarten students are automatically considered for screening.
Livingston ISD partners with Baylor TIP, offering more opportunities to qualifying students. Baylor TIP's mission is to identify exceptional talent in STEM and the humanities and provide world-class learning opportunities commensurate with students’ exceptional potential. The program aims to provide transformative learning opportunities to pre-collegiate students; identifies and recruits diverse students with the ability, interest, and motivation to achieve at exceptional levels; and prepares pre-collegiate students for exceptional achievement by integrating academic excellence and mentorship in a caring environment.