Annual nomination period
K-12
Annual cycle
Identification begins in January and nominations are due by the end of January. Use the current online campus form and ask for the exact closing date for this school year.
Verify with the district ↗Sulphur Springs Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Gifted and Talented Program,
made navigable.
Sulphur Springs ISD uses a January nomination and spring screening cycle with named NNAT, CogAT and Renzulli evidence, numeric thresholds and a multi-category eligibility profile.
Independent from Sulphur Springs 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.
Testing and entry
Nominated students
Annual cycle
Testing is completed by the end of the academic year and selected students ordinarily enter the following school year. New transfer students may be screened in fall.
Verify with the district ↗Transfer review
Previously identified transfer students
Annual cycle
The selection committee makes a transfer-placement determination within 30 days of enrollment after reviewing prior records and local evidence.
Verify with the district ↗How Bloomfield Academy helps
Understand the program.
Manage the process.
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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.
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Know what the program actually requires.
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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.
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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 processDistrict staff and families may nominate a student; secondary students may nominate themselves through the counselor. The Student Summary Profile includes NNAT, verbal, nonverbal and quantitative CogAT batteries and the Renzulli Student Profile. Published minimums are 124 on NNAT, 120 on a CogAT battery, or 28 in a Renzulli profile area or 110 composite. A selection committee reviews the complete profile, and eligibility normally requires meeting the district line in at least three categories.
What service can look like
Published modelKindergarten students begin pull-out service after April 1. Students in Grades 1-5 receive a 45-minute weekly pull-out focused on critical thinking, creativity, metacognition, affective development and research. Grades 6-8 use a GT English language arts classroom, and high-school students use college-preparatory, AP and dual-credit courses.
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.
01Find the current online nomination form on the child's campus site and submit it before the end-of-January cutoff.
02Confirm that the digital form includes permission to test and retain the submission confirmation.
03Ask the counselor which NNAT, CogAT and Renzulli components will be used for the child's grade and when testing will occur.
04Request the complete Student Summary Profile, including every score and the committee's three-category determination.
05If challenging selection or removal, appeal first to the selection committee and request the current later-level board-policy instructions.
06After placement, confirm the weekly elementary pull-out, middle-school GT ELAR class or high-school college-preparatory, AP and dual-credit schedule.
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 Sulphur Springs Independent School District before acting.