2026-27 G/T referral deadline
K-12
October 30
Submit the current online referral form or a written request to the child's campus by October 30, 2026; save the submission confirmation or dated copy.
Verify with the district ↗Big Spring Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Gifted and Talented Program,
made navigable.
Big Spring ISD's 2026-27 G/T referral window closes October 30, 2026; kindergarten decisions arrive in February and Grades 1-12 decisions in April.
Independent from Big Spring Independent School District. Official district instructions always control.
TXlocal district program
2026-27school year reviewed
3official sources reviewed
4deadlines or checkpoints
When your family may need to act
The published timeline, in one place.
Use the row that matches your child's grade and situation. Dates below come from the linked district instructions; confirm them before submitting.
Kindergarten screening and decision
K
Annual cycle
The handbook schedules screening in December, assessment in January and parent notification in February; kindergarten service begins March 1.
Verify with the district ↗Grades 1-12 assessment and decision
1-12
Annual cycle
Screening and assessment run January through March and written notification is scheduled for April. Grades 1-11 service begins the first day of the following school year.
Verify with the district ↗Identification appeal
All evaluated students
Annual cycle
Submit an appeal within ten school days of the campus selection committee decision; the handbook lists illness, emotional duress, testing irregularity and substantial new evidence as possible bases.
Verify with the district ↗How Bloomfield Academy helps
Understand the program.
Manage the process.
Build the learner.
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 Program into three clear layers of support.
01Parent GuideFree
Know what the program actually requires.
Get the local program name, grades, identification process, services, deadlines, parent steps, and official instructions—all in plain language.
02Navigator$79 / year
Turn the process into your family's plan.
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.
03Bloomfield Mentor$149 / year
Turn a future interest into work your child can do now.
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
Know the program.
Know the route.
Applicable school year: 2026-27. Bloomfield separates official requirements from our preparation guidance.
Who and which grades
Published coverageK-12
How students are considered
Published processA parent or guardian or classroom teacher may refer any enrolled, not-yet-identified K-12 student, using products, observations and prior achievement or ability evidence as indicators. The formal profile includes a cognitive abilities test plus current parent and teacher surveys and at least three appropriate qualitative and quantitative criteria. A trained campus selection committee reviews the full record and sends a written decision and appeal rights.
What service can look like
Published modelK-12 services use G/T-trained teachers and flexible arrangements matched to identified areas. Options include designated or cluster classrooms, flexible pacing, advanced materials, content acceleration, flexible grouping, independent research, Texas Performance Standards Projects, G/T Power Hour and year-round enrichment. Kindergarten service begins no later than March 1; Grades 1-11 placements begin the following school year.
Your family's route
See the next move—and where Bloomfield helps.
This plan translates the published process without changing it. Confirm current district instructions before submitting.
Your next moveSubmit the online referral or a dated written campus request by October 30, 2026 and retain proof.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Your next moveComplete the parent survey with specific examples tied to intellectual reasoning, creativity, leadership and core academic strengths.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Your next moveAsk the campus facilitator when the cognitive abilities test and teacher survey will be completed and whether prior data or authentic products should be included.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Your next moveExpect kindergarten results in February or Grades 1-12 results in April; request the written committee decision and profile evidence.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Your next moveIf appealing, act within ten school days and connect any new evidence to one of the handbook's stated appeal bases.
How Bloomfield helps
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Your next moveFor placement, ask whether the campus uses a designated, cluster or modified-cluster classroom and document the child's identified subject area, acceleration and independent-research opportunities.
How Bloomfield helps
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Application support
Prepare the story before you open the form.
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 →Parent observationFictional 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.”
01 Observable02 Child-led03 Need-focused
See why this works →Parent-to-parent
What would you tell another family?
Share practical, firsthand wisdom about Gifted and Talented Program. Parent experience is kept separate from the official program facts above.
Opening the parent discussion…
Trust is part of the product
District rules and Bloomfield guidance stay clearly separated.
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.
Official requirement
Supported by the district links and applicable school year shown on this guide.
Bloomfield guidance
A plain-language explanation or constructive preparation recommendation.
Parent-reported insight
Shown only when it is dated, moderated, and clearly labeled—not as an official rule.
Primary sources
Read the published language yourself.
01Gifted and Talented Program ↗02Gifted and Talented Handbook ↗032026-27 Gifted and Talented Referral Notice ↗
Last updated 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Big Spring Independent School District before acting.