Hays Consolidated Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Hays CISD accepts G/T referrals October 1-31, tests from November through January, sends decisions March 10, and begins services the following fall.
Independent from Hays Consolidated 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 students not already identified
The current district page states that referrals are open October 1-31. Families may use the online referral or request a paper copy from the campus front office.
Verify with the district ↗Referred students
The district tests referred students from November through January.
Verify with the district ↗Referred students
Parents and guardians receive the assessment determination by email on March 10; identified students begin service the following fall.
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 Services 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 processA parent, guardian, peer, or teacher may refer a student once per year. NWEA MAP universally screens Grades K-8. The trained placement committee considers nationally normed achievement and ability tests, a teacher rating scale, a parent questionnaire, and anecdotal evidence; students are identified for general intellectual ability in K-1 and specific academic strengths beginning in Grade 3.
Published modelKindergarten students receive differentiated learning, flexible grouping, and acceleration in cluster classrooms. Grades 1-8 place identified students with G/T-trained cluster teachers for differentiated core instruction. Secondary students also use advanced coursework and are encouraged to select advanced classes in their identified strength areas.
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 Services. 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 Hays Consolidated Independent School District before acting.