New-to-district fall assessment cutoff
K-12 newly enrolled students
September 1
Students new to Keller who are referred by September 1 are assessed in the fall. Later referrals follow the district's next applicable cycle.
Verify with the district ↗Keller Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Gifted and Talented Services,
made navigable.
Keller ISD accepts K-12 referrals and publishes September 1 and December 1 timing rules, a broad multiple-measure identification process and elementary through high-school service pathways.
Independent from Keller 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.
Current-student spring assessment cutoff
K-12 currently enrolled students
December 1
Current students referred by December 1 are assessed in the spring; referrals after that date move to the following school year.
Verify with the district ↗Identification appeal
Evaluated students
Annual cycle
Submit the appeal within ten days of written notification and identify the evidence or procedure the committee should reconsider.
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 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 processA teacher, administrator, parent, student or community member may refer. Evidence can include the Kingore Observation Inventory, parent and teacher inventories, portfolio, interview, cognitive or academic aptitude, achievement, grades and classroom work. A trained three-person Assessment, Review and Evaluation committee reviews the profile. Families receive written results and may appeal within ten days; reassessment is available in a later annual cycle.
What service can look like
Published modelK-6 students use a trained-teacher cluster model plus weekly Excel pullout and subject-specific Spark pullout; Grades 3-6 also complete independent research. Grades 7-12 students take at least two advanced core courses, including gifted core, Honors and AP options, with acceleration available when appropriate.
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 moveUse the September 1 new-student or December 1 current-student cutoff that applies and retain proof of referral.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Your next moveProvide concrete observation, portfolio and classroom examples and complete parent inventories promptly.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Your next moveAsk which aptitude, achievement, interview, inventory and classroom measures will be included in the profile.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Your next moveRequest the full written three-person committee decision and result for every measure.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Your next moveIf appealing, submit within ten days and specify missing evidence, an administration concern or a scoring issue.
How Bloomfield helps
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Your next moveAfter placement, confirm the child's cluster teacher, Excel or Spark schedule, research expectation and later advanced-course pathway.
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. 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.
01G/T Identification and Assessment ↗02Elementary and Intermediate G/T Services K-6 ↗03Secondary G/T Services Grades 7-12 ↗
Last updated 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Keller Independent School District before acting.