Katy Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Katy ISD's current screening page opens parent checklists August 1, and its secondary process lists a September 25, 2026 referral deadline for fall 2027 gifted service.
Independent from Katy 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.
Grade-specific screening
The current district screening page states that parent checklists become available August 1, 2026. Use the grade-specific checklist and retain the submission confirmation.
Verify with the district ↗Secondary students seeking fall 2027 service
A current Katy campus notice lists September 25, 2026 at 11:59 p.m., with testing from October through January. The same notice contains an inconsistent year for February notification, so confirm the exact decision date directly with the campus.
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 also want a personalized weekly learning path. 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 personalized weekly path in mathematics, language, logic, and creativity, adaptive strategy coaching, and a useful parent insight each week.
What the official record confirms
Applicable school year: 2026-27. Bloomfield separates official requirements from our preparation guidance.
Published coverageK-12
Published processParents and teachers may refer. Katy uses multiple indicators, including standardized ability and achievement measures, observation and parent and teacher information. Transfer families should provide gifted records within two weeks; standardized scores from the previous two school years may be considered, while private-school and state-curriculum scores are not accepted as substitutes for the district's process.
Published modelElementary students receive the general-intellectual Challenge program: kindergarten service begins during the week of March 1 for 60 minutes weekly, and Grades 1-5 attend one day each week. Grades 6-12 receive subject-specific gifted service in English language arts, mathematics, science or social studies through differentiated KAP, AP and dual-credit courses taught by trained teachers.
Your starting checklist
Confirm current instructions with the district before submitting. Bloomfield does not predict placement or reproduce protected assessments.
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 Katy Independent School District before acting.