Gifted & Talented

Goal of Advanced Academics: 

Advanced Academics will develop and implement courses, assessments, programs, services, and support systems that reflect our commitment to ensuring all students demonstrate college readiness or earn post-secondary credit by high school graduation. 

 

What is Gifted and Talented (GT)?: 

GT students perform at, or show the potential to perform at, a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience or environment, and exhibit high-performance capability in an intellectual area or excel in a specific academic field. 

GT Services at a Glance 

Resources for GT Parents

 

Identification: 

Any student can be referred for GT evaluation testing by a parent, staff member, or student. Please contact the campus GT Facilitator for more information. 

 

Parent GT referral

Deadline: December 17, 2026 

 

Out-of-District GT Transfer Students

Students who are new to Lamar CISD and were identified for and actively participating in GT services in their previous school district may be considered for transfer into the Lamar CISD GT Program. 

 

Kindergarten GT Screening: September 28, 2026 – October 2, 2026 

Notification of Screener: October 5 – 9, 2026 

 

Full Kindergarten GT Evaluations: October 19, 2026 – October 30, 2026 

Committee Recommendations sent out: November 16 – 19, 2026 

Kinder Level 1 Appeal Window: November 16, 2026 – December 17, 2026 

Committee Recommendations sent out: February 16 – 25, 2027 

Kinder Level 2 Appeal Window: February 16, 2027 – March 25, 2027 

 

Referral GT Evaluations (grades K-12): January 25, 2027 – February 12, 2027 

Committee Recommendations sent out: March 1 – 5, 2027 

Referral Level 1 Appeal Window: March 1, 2027 – April 2, 2027 

Committee Recommendations sent out: May 3 – 5, 2027 

Referral Level 2 Appeal Window: May 3, 2027 – May 26, 2027 

 

Beth Matthys 

GT Facilitator 

Amatthys@lcisd.org