Celebrating Gifted

It's August!! Whether you got back in town the night before or you had the school supplies ready since June, the new school year has begun! This back-to-school issue of our newsletter contains some important topics for the immediate back-to-school period. In September, we will be highlighting some of our programming and sharing the details of those programs.

Campus GT web pages include campus-specific information and documents related to GT programming taking place at that campus. The page also includes the contact names and e-mail addresses of the campus GT Administrator, Campus GT Counselor, Campus COGS (Champion of Gifted Services), and GT Parent Advisory Committee representatives.

To find your campus GT webpage from the Fort Bend ISD website, select "Our Schools" at the top, and select your child's campus. From there, click on "Students and Parents," then "Gifted and Talented."

You are invited to the first GT PAC meeting of the school year! It is an open meeting and all FBISD parents of gifted students are invited!

When: Wednesday, August 23rd, 6:30 PM

Where: This is a virtual event.

Additional Information:

The GTPAC is hosting a virtual PAC Open Meeting on Wednesday, August 23rd at 6:30 PM. During this meeting, returning members and interested parents of gifted students will receive an overview of the GT Parent Advisory Committee goals and vision for the 2023-24 school year. The meeting details are as follows:

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89555887161?pwd=REtCaUhzWE1waWVtRmxFSC83cHRhUT09

Meeting ID: 895 5588 7161

Passcode: 530829

The Gifted and Talented team is now recruiting parents to serve on the GT Parent Advisory Committee (GTPAC) for the 2023-2024 school year. The Gifted and Talented Parent Advisory Committee (GTPAC) is comprised of parents of gifted students in Fort Bend ISD who support the GT program offered by Fort Bend ISD. The GTPAC allows parents the opportunity to collaborate with the Fort Bend ISD Gifted and Talented Department and provide feedback related to Gifted and Talented programming. We will be conducting our GTPAC Membership Drive in 2023-2024 beginning on August 1st and ending on August 31st. If you are interested, please take a moment to complete the GTPAC Interest Form by Thursday, August 31, 2023. For additional information, please contact Aisha Coleman-Holmes (Aisha.ColemanHolmes@fortbendisd.com).

Beginning a new academic year is a terrific time to take stock of the previous school year and to start thinking about potential academic and affective (social/emotional) goals for your child's GT Learning Plan. In order to pinpoint areas for improvement and track their progress, GT students will set at least one academic and one affective (social/emotional) goal. This fall, the GT Learning Plan will be offered to 10th grade students. Students in grades 1–9 will continue to participate in the GT Learning Plan gifted service.

GT Learning Plan Web Page

Email: gtfbisd@fortbendisd.com
Website: www.fortbendisd.com/gifted
Location: 16431 Lexington Boulevard, Sugar Land, TX, USA
Phone: (281) 634-1143
Twitter: @fbisdgt