Grades 1-11 referral window
1-11
December 19
The current district page states that referrals are accepted November 17 through December 19 through the linked English or Spanish form.
Verify with the district ↗Boerne Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Gifted and Talented Program,
made navigable.
Boerne ISD accepts Grades 1-11 G/T referrals November 17 through December 19, universally screens kindergarten in December and January, and issues decisions by March 1 or in May.
Independent from Boerne Independent School District. Official district instructions always control.
TXlocal district program
2026-27school year reviewed
3official sources reviewed
3deadlines 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 universal screening
K
Annual cycle
All kindergarten students are screened in December and January; those meeting the norm-referenced screening level move to further assessment.
Verify with the district ↗Placement decisions
K and 1-11
Annual cycle
Kindergarten decisions are made before March 1; Grades 1-11 decisions are made in May after spring-semester assessment.
Verify with the district ↗How Bloomfield Academy helps
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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, teacher, student or another person who knows the student well may refer a student in Grades 1-11. Kindergarten students are universally screened with a norm-referenced test in December and January. The district considers test scores, student-product ratings and teacher ratings; students meeting the district standard on three of five criteria receive G/T services.
What service can look like
Published modelElementary G/T students are cluster-grouped with a trained teacher for differentiated curriculum and attend a GATE pull-out class about 90-120 minutes weekly. Middle-school students receive differentiated core instruction with trained teachers. Secondary options include Honors, AP and Dual Credit, and middle-school plus high-school juniors and seniors may participate in Independent Study Mentorship.
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 moveFor Grades 1-11, submit the district referral form between November 17 and December 19 and retain the response receipt.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Your next moveFor kindergarten, ask the classroom teacher when December or January universal screening will occur and how families receive screening results.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Your next moveProvide observable examples and authentic products that demonstrate complex reasoning, originality, rapid learning and advanced subject-specific performance.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Your next moveAsk which five criteria are used for the child's grade and subject area and request the test, product and teacher-rating results.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Your next moveExpect kindergarten placement before March 1 and Grades 1-11 decisions in May; request the written committee decision.
How Bloomfield helps
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Your next moveIf identified, confirm the elementary cluster teacher and weekly GATE schedule or the exact secondary Honors, AP, Dual Credit or mentorship pathway.
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 ↗02Gifted and Talented Referral Form ↗03Gifted and Talented Spanish Referral Form ↗
Last updated 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Boerne Independent School District before acting.