Bastrop Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Bastrop ISD's annual G/T cycle begins with November referrals, adds family ratings in December and ability testing in January, shares decisions in February, and starts services in March.
Independent from Bastrop Independent School District. Official district instructions always control.
When your family may need to act
Use the row that matches your child's grade and situation. Dates below come from the linked district instructions; confirm them before submitting.
K-12
The standing district calendar places referral and the parent information meeting in November; confirm the exact opening and closing dates with the campus G/T contact at the start of the month.
Verify with the district ↗Referred students
December is the collection period for permission to test and family ratings. Return all requested evidence before winter break and keep copies.
Verify with the district ↗Referred students
Verbal, quantitative and nonverbal testing occurs in January; the placement committee meets and shares results in February, with service beginning in March for identified students.
Verify with the district ↗How Bloomfield Academy helps
Use the Parent Guide free. Choose Navigator when you want the process managed around your child. Choose Mentor when you want to connect that local opportunity to a longer-term interest, real projects, and a private record of growth. Bloomfield turns Gifted and Talented Education into three clear layers of support.
Get the local program name, grades, identification process, services, deadlines, parent steps, and official instructions—all in plain language.
Navigator adds a child-specific timeline, deadline and policy alerts, a guided checklist, and one place to organize forms, work samples, and questions for the school.
Mentor includes Navigator plus a 12-week pathway, four short weekly challenges, one substantial monthly project, a Friday parent insight, and a private Growth Portfolio.
What the official record confirms
Applicable school year: 2026-27. Bloomfield separates official requirements from our preparation guidance.
Published coverageK-12
Published processAnyone may nominate a student through the district referral process. The annual cycle collects parent or home ratings and teacher evidence, then uses verbal, quantitative and nonverbal assessment evidence. A trained G/T committee reviews the quantitative and qualitative record and determines whether G/T placement is the appropriate service setting.
Published modelIdentified students are placed with a G/T-trained teacher for differentiated instruction in their area of giftedness based on need and readiness. Elementary campus guidance also describes biweekly support-teacher work in critical thinking, problem solving and STEM projects. Secondary students can use advanced academic pathways, with course availability and prerequisites varying by campus.
Your family's route
This plan translates the published process without changing it. Confirm current district instructions before submitting.
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Application support
District forms and prompts vary. This annotated, fictional example shows how to turn a real observation into useful evidence without copying language or inventing accomplishments.
Explore the annotated example →What have you observed that shows your child may need greater depth, complexity, or pace?
“After her model failed, Maya changed one part at a time, recorded each result, and explained why the designs failed differently.”
Parent-to-parent
Share practical, firsthand wisdom about Gifted and Talented Education. Parent experience is kept separate from the official program facts above.
Trust is part of the product
The program facts above come from the linked official sources. Bloomfield's checklist translates those facts into practical next steps without predicting selection or presenting parent anecdotes as district policy.
Supported by the district links and applicable school year shown on this guide.
A plain-language explanation or constructive preparation recommendation.
Shown only when it is dated, moderated, and clearly labeled—not as an official rule.
Primary sources
Last updated 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Bastrop Independent School District before acting.