Annual referral period
K-12
Annual cycle
Referral procedures are announced in November and referrals from parents, teachers and community members are accepted in December; ask the G/T director for the exact closing date.
Verify with the district ↗Booker Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Gifted and Talented Program,
made navigable.
Booker ISD publishes an annual G/T cycle with December referrals, January-through-March assessment, kindergarten service before March 1, and Grades 1-12 decisions in May.
Independent from Booker Independent School District. Official district instructions always control.
TXlocal district program
2026-27school year reviewed
4official 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.
Screening and assessment
Referred students
Annual cycle
Written parent permission precedes screening, assessment and reassessment from January through March. Kindergarten and Grade 2 also receive NNAT-3 screening.
Verify with the district ↗Placement decisions and service
K and 1-12
Annual cycle
The committee reviews kindergarten in February for service before March 1 and Grades 1-12 in May for service beginning in August.
Verify with the district ↗Identification appeal
Evaluated students
Annual cycle
Submit the district appeal through the stated G/T referral process within ten school days of the identification notice.
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 processParents, teachers and community members may refer students in December. All kindergarten and second-grade students receive NNAT-3 universal screening; students moving forward may take CogAT and/or SAGES-3. A blind trained committee reviews the assessment record and determines the need for services. Parents may appeal within ten school days of notification.
What service can look like
Published modelStudents receive instruction from G/T-trained teachers or through a pull-out arrangement, with the district program emphasizing self-directed learning, thinking, research, communication and advanced creative products. Kindergarten service begins by March 1; newly identified Grades 1-12 students begin service in August.
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 moveIn November, contact the G/T director for the exact December referral deadline, awareness information and current form.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Your next moveSubmit the nomination and written permission during the announced period and retain copies.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Your next moveDocument specific examples of reasoning, creativity, advanced subject performance and self-directed learning for the qualitative record.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Your next moveAsk whether the student receives NNAT-3 universal screening and whether CogAT or SAGES-3 will be used for further assessment.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Your next moveRequest the written blind-committee decision in February for kindergarten or May for Grades 1-12 and obtain the score profile.
How Bloomfield helps
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Your next moveIf appealing, submit focused new evidence within ten school days; if identified, confirm the trained-teacher or pull-out schedule and August or March start.
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 ↗02G/T Policy Manual ↗03G/T Nomination and Testing Timeline ↗04G/T Nomination Form ↗
Last updated 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Booker Independent School District before acting.