Gifted & Talented

RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS 

GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM 2023-2024

  

The GT nominations for inclusion in this school year’s program are now open. In order to nominate a student, the Nomination Form must be completed and turned in by Monday, November 30, 2020. 

  

According to the Texas Education Code Chapter 29, Subchapter D §29.121, the definition for “gifted and talented students” 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. 

  

A student may be nominated by a teacher, a parent, a peer, any staff or community member.