Year-round referral
Grades 1-12
Rolling / ongoing
Parents, teachers and students may refer throughout the year through the campus counselor or current district form. Ask which October or February testing window will apply.
Verify with the district ↗Terrell Independent School District parent navigator Last updated 09/09/2026
Gifted and Talented Program,
made navigable.
Terrell ISD combines universal kindergarten evaluation, year-round referrals, October and February testing and a holistic profile using quantitative, qualitative and local-norm evidence.
Independent from Terrell 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.
Universal kindergarten evaluation
Kindergarten
Rolling / ongoing
All enrolled kindergarten students are evaluated in winter; ask the campus when parent inventory, testing and written decisions will occur.
Verify with the district ↗Transfer evaluation
Transfers without local identification
Rolling / ongoing
When evaluation is requested, testing is completed within 30 days. Submit prior testing and gifted records promptly.
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 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.
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 processAll kindergarten students are evaluated in winter. Teachers, parents and students may refer students in other grades throughout the year. The committee reviews a district-approved aptitude test from the past two years, achievement and other test data, teacher observations, classroom performance and a parent inventory on a Student Profile Matrix. Multiple scores at or above the 90th percentile support automatic qualification; one such score or several near that level require strong qualitative evidence, and campus local norms are also considered.
What service can look like
Published modelElementary students receive trained-teacher service at their home campus through individual and peer-group work, Texas Performance Standards Projects and Depth and Complexity. Global Leadership Academy students receive classroom differentiation and Genius Hour. Grades 6-12 use Advanced Academics, AP and dual-credit courses.
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 moveAsk the campus counselor for the current nomination, parent inventory and permission instructions and identify the next October or February window.
How Bloomfield helps
Adds the date and task to one family plan, with alerts before it becomes urgent.
Your next moveSubmit prior aptitude, achievement or gifted records if they are within the district's accepted period.
How Bloomfield helps
Turns the district language into a short list of questions to confirm with your school.
Your next moveProvide specific qualitative examples that help the committee interpret observations, classroom performance and near-threshold scores.
How Bloomfield helps
Provides guided prompts and one private place to organize authentic examples and documents.
Your next moveRequest the complete Student Profile Matrix, including aptitude, achievement, teacher and parent evidence and any campus local-norm comparison.
How Bloomfield helps
Tracks forms, confirmations, and any related enrollment or transfer step.
Your next moveIf appealing selection or exit, begin with the selection committee and request the current FNG(Local) Level Two instructions for any later appeal.
How Bloomfield helps
Keeps the decision, follow-up, and appeal questions together so the next move is clear.
Your next moveAfter placement, confirm the home-campus project and Depth and Complexity plan, GLA differentiation, or secondary Advanced Academics, AP and dual-credit schedule.
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 Program. 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.
Last updated 09/09/2026. Program rules can change; verify the current school year with Terrell Independent School District before acting.