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News Release
TISD Accepting Nominations for Gifted and Talented
Program
Tyler Independent School
District is accepting nominations for assessment of giftedness in
students who show high academic potential. Anyone can nominate a student
for assessment, including parents, other relatives, guardians, school
personnel, and others. Nominations will be accepted through Friday,
January 29, 2010.
The nomination forms can be requested
from a student’s classroom teacher and are also available on the Tyler
ISD Website at
www.tylerisd.org/DEPARTMENTS/Advanced studies/advanced_studies.htm
Assessments will be complete by March
and parents will be notified of their child’s status. Kindergarten
students who qualify will be served in their regular classroom until
they are nominated for full assessment in the second semester of first
grade. Older students who qualify for the program will begin receiving
gifted services in the fall of 2010. For more information about the
nomination or assessment process, parents may call the Advanced Studies
Office at (903)-262-3498.
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