Assessment Information

   Identification and Assessment

 of Students for Gifted and Talented  

Corsicana Independent School District has board approval on the identification procedures and processes of students K-12 for the services of the Gifted/Talented Program. These procedures meet state requirements (§29.121 & 19 TAC 89.1) and have been designed to ensure the identification of any student who demonstrates educational need for the services of the program under the established guidelines. 

A three-step process determines the identification and placement of students for participation in the CISD gifted program: (1) referral, (2) screening and assessment, and (3) identification and placement. Access to assessment and, if needed, gifted/talented services is available to all populations and grade levels of the district. 

Referral Window

      January 1 - 31   

Corsicana ISD Gifted and Talented Nomination Form

Corsicana ISD’s Definition of Gifted 

Corsicana ISD defines gifted and talented as any child or youth in grades K-12 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 and who  

(1) Exhibits high performance capability in general intellectual ability; or  

(2) Excels in one or more specific academic fields: math, science, language arts, and/or social studies 

• Kindergarten: 

  • Naglieri General Ability Tests (NGAT) 

  • Slocumb/Payne Teacher Checklist of Gifted Characteristics 

  • Reading MAP / Math MAP Data 

  • Portfolio Activities 

  1st - 9th grades: 

  • Naglieri General Ability Tests (NGAT)  

  • Slocumb/Payne Teacher Checklist of Gifted Characteristics  

  • Reading MAP / Math Map Data 

  • STAAR data if available 

  10th – 12th grades:

  • Cognitive Assessment(s)

  • Slocumb/Payne Teacher Checklist of Gifted Characteristics  

  • Reading MAP / Math Map Data 

  • STAAR data if available