Roberts Elementary has a Vanguard Neighborhood Program for students in Kindergarten through fifth grade. This program can begin in the fall of the Kindergarten year and continue through fifth grade. The official definition of the term “gifted” from the Texas Education Code: “Gifted and Talented student” means a child who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment. The child also:
- exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area,
- possesses an unusual capacity for leadership, or
- excels in a specific academic area.
The focus of the Vanguard Program is to serve the top achieving students with a differentiated curriculum by modifying the general academic program in depth, complexity and pacing. HISD’s G/T Curriculum Framework “Scholars and Knowledge” provides a continuum of learning for G/T students. Instructional strategies that are emphasized throughout the framework are pacing and differentiating the CLEAR core curriculum with concept based instruction, adding depth and complexity, independent research, interdisciplinary studies, and developing creativity. The framework includes universal concepts that are taught as part of the PYP program of inquiry. The teachers who provide instruction and services to the G/T students have a minimum of 30 clock hours of Gifted and Talented professional development. They also receive 6 hours of G/T professional development each year.
Admissions:
All applicants are evaluated on multiple criteria, including: Ability (NNAT) and achievement (Stanford Achievement Test) testing, teacher rating, and grades. A student qualifies or does not qualify based on the completion of the district approved GT Profile sheet. All Kindergarten students will be universally evaluated for Gifted/Talented services by March of each year, after receiving the results of the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test (NNAT) and Stanford Achievement Test. Parents who want their child in 1st - 5th grade considered for the Roberts Vanguard Neighborhood Program must complete an application available through the school office. Applications are available three times a school year. Information regarding application deadlines will be communicated weekly through the Roberts Front Page. If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact the Gifted and Talented Coordinator at the Principal's office.
The Neighborhood G/T K-5 program is under the direction of the HISD Advanced Academics Department. All Neighborhood G/T program procedures are HISD board approved (Elementary School Guidelines) and aligned with the Texas State Plan for the Education for Gifted and Talented students.
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