Brady Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Brady ISD's primary G/T referral window runs December through January, uses a six-part qualitative and quantitative portfolio, and begins kindergarten service in March.
Independent from Brady 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 handbook establishes a December-through-January window and a parent information meeting beforehand; the district also allows year-round referrals for unique circumstances. Confirm the annual public closing date before submitting.
Verify with the district ↗K
Kindergarten screening runs August through December and formal assessment runs January through February; identified students begin service in March after written family permission.
Verify with the district ↗All evaluated students
A parent or student must submit a written appeal to the placement committee within ten days of its decision; later appeals follow FNG(Local) at Level Two.
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 Program 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 processTeachers, counselors, parents and other interested people may refer an enrolled student. The portfolio includes teacher rating, Slocumb-Payne inventory, home observation rating, cognitive abilities test, achievement test and Torrance Test of Creative Thinking. The placement committee uses a matrix and looks for most evidence in high or superior ranges; kindergarten also receives first-semester Kingore observations and planned experiences.
Published modelBrady provides K-12 opportunities across the four core subjects plus arts, leadership and creativity. Elementary students meet weekly in a certified-educator pull-out program for depth, complexity and advanced products. Secondary students use advanced academic planning, independent study and enrichment such as UIL, 4-H, Odyssey of the Mind and robotics, matched to strengths and interests.
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 Program. 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 Brady Independent School District before acting.