Lake Worth Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026

Gifted and Talented Program,
made navigable.

Lake Worth ISD accepts gifted referrals year-round, evaluates multiple quantitative and qualitative measures and assigns students to grade-banded testing and service windows.

Independent from Lake Worth Independent School District. Official district instructions always control.

TXlocal district program
2026-27school year reviewed
2official 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.

01

Grades 1-12 annual window

1-12

Confirm locally

The published sequence lists forms by October 15, testing October 28-November 22, committee review during the week of November 4 and service beginning January 7. The page omits the year, so confirm the active cycle before relying on these dates.

Verify with the district
02

Kindergarten annual window

K

Confirm locally

The page lists forms by January 17, testing January 27-February 7, committee review during the week of February 17 and service during the week of February 24. Confirm the active year with the district.

Verify with the district
03

Identification appeal

All evaluated students

Confirm locally

A written appeal is due within ten school days after the placement decision.

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 also want a personalized weekly learning path. Bloomfield turns Gifted and Talented Program 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.

Use this guide
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.

Choose Navigator
03Bloomfield Mentor$149 / year

Build the thinking skills behind long-term success.

Mentor includes Navigator plus a personalized weekly path in mathematics, language, logic, and creativity, adaptive strategy coaching, and a useful parent insight each week.

Choose Mentor

Supporting more than one child? Family includes the Mentor experience for up to three child profiles for $179 per year.

Mentor is a guided, adaptive learning experience—not a live tutor. Bloomfield develops transferable skills and helps families follow published processes; it does not promise placement or reproduce protected assessments.

What the official record confirms

Know the program.
Know the route.

Applicable school year: 2026-27. Bloomfield separates official requirements from our preparation guidance.

01

Who and which grades

Published coverageK-12

02

How students are considered

Published processReferrals are accepted year-round from parents, teachers and others, then assigned to designated grade-banded windows. Evidence may include achievement, intelligence and creativity measures, teacher and parent checklists, conferences and work or portfolio samples. A trained committee considers the preponderance of evidence, sends written results within ten days and permits a written appeal within ten school days.

03

What service can look like

Published modelKindergarten receives a 30-minute weekly pull-out, Grades 1-2 receive one hour weekly and Grades 3-5 receive three hours weekly. Secondary services include honors, Pre-AP and AP coursework.

Your starting checklist

Turn the published process into clear next steps.

Confirm current instructions with the district before submitting. Bloomfield does not predict placement or reproduce protected assessments.

01Submit a referral at any time and ask which grade-banded cycle will process it; retain dated confirmation.
02Confirm the year attached to every published month-and-day milestone before planning around it.
03Prepare authentic work samples and concrete examples relevant to achievement, reasoning and creativity.
04Ask which intelligence, achievement and creativity instruments and parent or teacher checklists will be used.
05Request the complete evidence profile and written committee decision within the district's stated notification period.
06If appealing, file the written appeal within ten school days and identify the evidence or process issue to review.
07After placement, confirm the weekly elementary pull-out schedule or the secondary honors, Pre-AP or AP course placement.
Add reminders and a personalized plan

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 Lake Worth Independent School District before acting.