Rockwall Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Rockwall ISD uses grade-banded universal screening and referral opportunities, Naglieri and NWEA MAP evidence and additional evaluation for SAGE placement.
Independent from Rockwall 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
Naglieri screening occurs in January; qualifying profiles receive further evaluation and service begins during the first week of March. Parent requests must be made before that first week.
Verify with the district ↗1-12
Grade 1 referral and testing occur in May; Grades 2 and 4 receive universal screening in fall; Grades 11-12 use a January referral period. Confirm exact dates for the active campus cycle.
Verify with the district ↗K-12 transfers
Transfer reviews occur in October, January and May. Submit prior identification documents promptly after enrollment.
Verify with the district ↗All evaluated students
Begin with a written Level One appeal to the district G/T coordinator and follow the later EHBB levels stated by the district.
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 SAGE 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 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 processKindergarten receives planned experiences and a January Naglieri screen; a score at or above the 97th percentile in verbal, quantitative or nonverbal reasoning leads to further evaluation. Grade 2 and Grade 4 have universal Naglieri screening, while Grades 3-10 also use NWEA MAP evidence. Referrals occur in grade-specific periods. Transfers are assessed in October, January or May, and the district publishes a written multi-level appeal process.
Published modelGrades K-5 receive SAGE services. Grades 6-12 may use honors and AP core courses; SAGE English is available in Grades 6-10, SAGE science in Grades 6-9 and IB in Grades 11-12.
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 SAGE Gifted and Talented Program. 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 Rockwall Independent School District before acting.