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Celebrating Gifted

October 2021

Celebrating GiftedOctober 2021
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GT PAC Membership Drive

The GT Department is pleased to announce the following campuses have reached the maximum amount of PAC representatives to represent their campus. Thank you for volunteering to serve on the 2021-22 GT PAC!

· Commonwealth ES

· Cornerstone ES

· Neill ES

· Palmer ES

· Settlers Way ES

· Sullivan ES

· Walker Station ES

· Quail Valley MS

If your campus has not reached its maximum – we need you! If you are interested in joining the GT PAC, please take a moment to complete the PAC Interest Form. The GT PAC provides parents of gifted students the opportunity to serve as liaisons between the GT PAC and their school community. In addition, PAC members have the opportunity to offer feedback related to GT programming. The GT PAC meets every second Wednesday of the month. For more detailed information, please visit the PAC webpage at https://www.fortbendisd.com/GTPAC.

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GT Learning Plans (campuses listed below)

October 15 is GT Learning Plan Parent Signing Day! Please login to Family Access to sign your child's GT Learning Plan if your child is on one of the pilot campuses listed below.


Pilot Campuses: Austin Parkway, Burton, Commonwealth, Cornerstone, Glover, Heritage Rose, Jones, Jordan, Lantern Lane, Leonetti, Malala, Neill, Oyster Creek, Scanlan Oaks, Walker Station, Crockett, Fort Settlement, Sartartia, Austin, Bush, and Travis

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TPSP in Fort Bend ISD (Gifted and Talented Showcase)

After a busy September in topic exploration and conferencing, October in the TPSP will include ongoing work and adherence to the Project Due Date form created during teacher-student conferences. For more detailed information, please see your campus' GT web page and/or contact your campus COGS.
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Family Series Returns!

Built to Perfection is our first virtual challenge of the year! Students have a choice of FOUR building options, and submissions will be posted on the GT Department's YouTube channel for all to see! Registration is taking place October 4-8. 2021. Please refer to the flyer attached to the newsletter email, or visit the Family Series web page!

Enrichment Opportunities!

Please visit or Enrichment web page for ideas, events, and activities that may be of interest to you and your child(ren).

Mentorship Spotlight

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Aspen Technology

Aspen Technology is joining us for the first time this year, providing a mentorship in software development and support spanning across multiple industries to one of our Dulles High School seniors. Our thanks go out to Maegan McCrea for her integral role in making this happen!
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Houston Forensic Science Center

We are excited to join forces with Houston Forensic Science Center to provide a one-of-a-kind mentorship experience for one of our Kempner High School seniors. Thanks to Ramit Plushnick-Masti for organizing a team of experts to guide her this spring!
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DBR Engineering Consultants

Also new to the GT Mentorship Program this year is DBR Engineering Consultants! We would like to thank Gabbie Susano for organizing mentorship experiences in mechanical engineering for TWO of our students, one from Travis and one from Dulles. Thank you to Eric Klay and Carson Koenigs for agreeing to mentor these students! Welcome to the mentorship family!