To ensure that the ROISD Strategic Plan provisions for the Gifted and Talented students are implemented equitably district wide, the Gifted and Talented Department has established the following goals:

• To develop and implement an ongoing identification process of screening and selecting, through a selection committee, gifted and talented students in grades K-12, based on qualitative and quantitative criteria
• To ensure that all populations have equal opportunity for nomination, screening and selection into the Gifted and Talented Program through the use of multiple and diverse measures, including nonverbal evaluations
• To develop and implement an effective program for the academically gifted and talented students in grades K-12
• To develop and implement an appropriately differentiated and substantive gifted and talented K-12 curriculum which is linked meaningfully to the Texas Essential Knowledge and skills (TEKS)
• To provide ongoing and appropriate staff development to administrators, counselors, and teachers who are involved in meeting the needs of gifted and talented students
• To develop and implement a design to evaluate the acceptability, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Gifted and Talented Program in grades K-12 by using relevant, data-based information in the areas of identification, curriculum, staff development, parent and community involvement, and program options

• All ROISD kindergarten students are screened with a universal screener tool from December through January.
• Those identified will be notified for further testing.

• Red Oak ISD GT Referral
  • Referrals are accepted throughout the school year.  Students are tested within the testing windows below.
• ROISD GT Transfer Referral
  • This referral link is for students who have been identified in a previous district.

• Fall Window: Oct. 13-23 (Referrals must be submitted by Friday, October 2)
• Spring Window: Mar. 29-31 (1st-2nd grade) May 3-7 (3rd-5th grade)