Referral Information
Referral Process
In order to be considered for Gifted Services students must be referred. Parents can fill out the referral form on the Anna ISD website during the referral windows listed below. The referral form will be posted on the district website and campus Schoology pages when the respective windows open for nomination. Testing details will be communicated via your campus G&T Coordinator once the referral process is complete.
Placement Decisions
Final determination of a students’ need for G&T services is made by a committee of at least three local district or campus educators who have received training in the nature and needs of G&T students and who have met and reviewed the individual student data.
Referral Windows
All kindergarten students with parent consent will be screened for G&T services starting in November. Students who meet the required criteria of the screener are eligible for a full G&T evaluation. The full evaluation process begins in January. After testing concludes, parents will be notified by letter with student results.
Deadlines for referring elementary students grades 1-5:
The referral window will open on October 14, 2024 and will close at 5:00 p.m. on October 31, 2024. The referral form will be posted on each campus website or parents may request a paper copy to be sent home. Testing will begin in November 2024. Parents will be notified of placement decisions by letter in January 2025.
Deadlines for referring secondary students grades 6-12:
The referral window will open on October 14, 2024 and will close at 5:00 p.m. on October 31, 2024. The referral form will be posted on each campus website or parents may request a paper copy to be sent home. Testing will begin in November 2024. Parents will be notified of placement decisions by letter in January 2025.
Students may be referred by any of the following: Teachers, administrators, community members, peers, parents, counselors, or self-referral.
Steps in the referral process:
1. Complete a referral form online or complete the paper version. Once a referral has been submitted, a parent consent form to screen the student will be sent home. An interpreter/translator will be provided if needed.
2. All students who have a completed referral form completed by the deadline listed above and a parent consent form that is turned in within two weeks of the deadline will be screened for placement in the G&T program. Screening will be the first step in determining if the student shows a need for gifted services.
3. When the screening is complete, results will be presented to the G&T selection committee for final decisions regarding the placement of students into the program.
4. The candidate will be notified, in any case, as to the decision of the selection committee.
5. A student who has been assessed and not placed in the program may have previous scores used if referred two years consecutively. Screening scores of elementary students not placed in the program shall be valid for two years unless referred formally by parent request.