Grades 5 and secondary referral window
5-12
November 3
The current page lists October 14 through November 3 for Grade 5 and secondary referrals. Submit the current application and retain confirmation.
Verify with the district ↗Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Gifted and Talented Services and ASPIRE Academy,
made navigable.
GCISD publishes current grade-banded referral windows, a 95th-percentile G/T standard and a 99th-percentile ASPIRE standard with K-12 service pathways.
Independent from Grapevine-Colleyville 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 through Grade 4 referral window
K-4
December 15
The current page lists December 1-15 for K-4 referrals. Confirm testing and notification dates in the enrolled-student application.
Verify with the district ↗Out-of-district ASPIRE testing
Students entering 1, 2 or 4
Annual cycle
For 2026-27, the district targets May 18-22 for out-of-district ASPIRE testing. Eligibility and application rules differ from enrolled-student G/T testing.
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 Services and ASPIRE Academy 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 processThe district uses qualitative and quantitative evidence. Published qualification levels are the 95th percentile for G/T and the 99th percentile for ASPIRE, with ASPIRE also requiring supporting evidence. Enrolled families use the district's testing application; a separate out-of-district ASPIRE process applies to eligible incoming grades.
What service can look like
Published modelElementary students receive GT LEAD pull-out services and cluster-classroom instruction at every campus. Middle-school options include GT Discoveries in English language arts and social studies plus optional GT Independent Study. High-school students use GT Advanced and AP core courses. ASPIRE provides peer-grouped Humanities, Mathematics and Science at designated elementary, middle and high-school campuses.
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 moveChoose the correct enrolled-student G/T or out-of-district ASPIRE application and submit during the grade-specific window.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Your next moveAsk which quantitative and qualitative measures will be used and whether the child is being considered for district G/T, ASPIRE or both.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Your next moveProvide authentic examples of advanced reasoning, subject mastery, creativity and need for peer-level challenge.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Your next moveRequest each percentile and qualitative result and compare it with the district's published 95th-percentile G/T or 99th-percentile ASPIRE standard.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Your next moveObtain the written placement decision and current review or appeal instructions.
How Bloomfield helps
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Your next moveIf placed, confirm the child's LEAD and cluster schedule, Discoveries or Independent Study courses, GT Advanced or AP pathway, or designated ASPIRE campus.
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 Services and ASPIRE Academy. 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.
Last updated 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District before acting.