Advanced Academics & GT Updates

Whether from a district-level position or from your own classroom, we're so ☘️LUCKY☘️ to have passionate educators advocating for students! We hope to see many of you at our March 26 Coordinator Meeting where GT consultants Jessica Gitzinger & Ron Bramhall will provide updates from TEA as well as GT regional news, and secondary advanced academics consultant Jennifer Gunn will dive into 'depth of knowledge' to benefit all students.

Region 10's advanced academics services are part of the Instructional Practices Package and align with CCMR as well as secondary core content areas to support ALL students.

• ACT Testing Dates
• SAT School Day Dates
• ACT & SAT Comparison
• ACT is Evolving - Changes to National Administration April 2025. School Day Changes Spring 2026.
• SAT In-School Educator Experience
• ACT User Handbook for Educators
• SAT Teacher Implementation Guide

• AP Exam Dates May 5-16 2025
• Digital AP Exams Site
• Coordinator Planning Guide
• Technology Overview
• 28 Digital Exams
• Digital AP Resource Library
• Student Practice
• Digital AP Accomodation Information

As you review your Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) & enroll students for 25-26, utilize these resources for dual credit:

• Dual Credit Requirements in TAC
• Dual Credit Statewide Goals with Accompanying Data
• Goals Brainstorming/Planning Document
• Dual Credit FAQ

Make sure you are correctly reporting CCMR indicators:

• CCMR Accountability Data Sources - Updated January 2025
• CCMR Data Sources from 24-25 Fall PEIMS Submission

Texas Academic Perforance Reports (TAPR)

• 2023-2024 data now available

2025 Accountability

• Summary of 2025 Accountability Rules

2028 Accountabilty Refresh

• The last big accountability "refresh" occured in 2023. You can keep up with the next refresh for 2028 on TEA's Accountability System Development page.
• You may submit feedback about the 2028 A-F refresh. Make sure you use this chance to offer your suggestions for improvements to the accountability system!

• March 6, 1PM /Spotlight: Texas IB
• April 3, 9AM / Spotlight: TSI Exemptions for Dual Credit
• May 8, 1PM / Spotlight: PEIMS Coding for Advanced Programs
• June 5, 9AM / Spotlight: HB3 Reimbursement Process

Register for Depth of Knowledge on May 12, 2025

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

In Person at Region 10 ESC

400 E. Spring Valley Rd., Richardson

• Overview of ACT, SAT, & TISA2 Instructional Targets (16 min)
• Overview of Academic Rigor (3.5 minutes)
• Overview of Instructional Scaffolding (3.5 minutes)
• Overview of Differentiation (4 minutes)

Region 10's gifted and talented program is a separate cooperative focused on the individual academic and emotional needs of identified GT students.

The STEM/GT Institute on June 26 will be an exciting in-person event centered around leveraging STEM education to inspire and advance our gifted students! And, it's not too late for YOU to be part of this exciting event. Submit your propsal for a 45-minute presentation. Don't worry about that Feb. 27 deadline: we still have a few presentation slots to fill, and we want to hear from you!

Our in-person 6-hour updates really consist of two, three hour sessions. You can mix and match on different days, or do a morning and afternoon on the same day. You must register for two courses to earn your full six hours.

• 3/6/25 8:30-11:30 Cultivating Empathy and Resilience: Tackling Bullying of Gifted Students (3 hours)
• 3/6/25 12:30-3:30 Thoughtful Learning: Using the 4 Cs to Challenge Gifted Students (3 hours)
• 4/24/25 8:30-11:30 Empowering Excellence: Cultivating Self-Teaching Skills in Gifted and Talented Learners (3 hours)
• 4/24/25 12:30-3:30 Screen Wisdom: Cinematherapy Lessons to learn for Teachers (3 hours)
• 5/8/25 8:30-11:30 Cultivating Empathy and Resilience: Tackling Bullying of Gifted Students (3 hours)
• 5/8/25 12:30-3:30 Thoughtful Learning: Using the 4 Cs to Challenge Gifted Students (3 hours)

Our asynchronous 6-hour book study runs each month. All readings, responses, and reflections are due by the end of the month in which you registered. If you decide to register near the end of the month, you will have limited time to purchase and read the book, and take part in all of the required activities. It might be best to register for the next month's session, so you have the full month to participate. You will be required to acquire your own copy of the required book.

• 3/31/25 Embracing the Whole Gifted Self: A 6 Hour GT Book Study (runs 3/1/25-3/31/25)
• 4/30/25 Embracing the Whole Gifted Self: A 6 Hour GT Book Study (runs 4/1/25-4/30/25)
• 5/31/25 Embracing the Whole Gifted Self: A 6 Hour GT Book Study (runs 5/1/25-5/31/25)

GT Foundations parts 1 & 2 are to be completed in person, through your district or through Region 10. They do not have to be completed in two consecutive days or in sequential order. GT Foundations Parts 3-5 are to be completed online, asynchronously.

• 4/8/25 8:30-3:30 GT Foundations Part 1: Nature and Needs
• 4/9/25 8:30-3:30 GT Foundations Part 2: Identification, Assessment, and Service Design
• 5/12/25 8:30-3:30 GT Foundations Part 1: Nature and Needs
• 5/13/25 8:30-3:30 GT Foundations Part 2: Identification, Assessment, and Service Design

The required 6-hour GT Administrator training is for campus and district level administrators, and for GT teachers who have "supervisory duties for service decisions". This course must only be taken once. It is NOT an annual update.

• 4/8/25 8:30-3:30 Administrator 6-hour GT Training

The required 6-hour GT Counselor training is for school counselors "who work with gifted/talented students" (pretty much all school counselors) . This course must only be taken once. It is NOT an annual update.

• 4/16/25 8:30-3:30 Counselor 6-hour GT Training

The ToT is a two-day course, the Trainer of Trainers for GT Foundations Parts 1 & 2. It is for administrators and GT teachers to turn around the training and present it to the teachers in their own district. It cannot count as credit for GT Foundations Parts 1 & 2. Participants should already have taken GT Foundations Parts 1 & 2 before registering for this course.

• 5/19/25 8:30-3:30 ToT for GT Foundations Part 1: Nature and Needs
• 5/20/25 8:30-3:30 ToT for GT Foundations Part 2: ID, Assessment, and Service Design

• February 2025 (CP Provider Updates, Performance Reporting, Adv. Academic Partners)
• January 2025 (CP Slides, TCB Professional Learning, Free Resources, List of Spring GT Offerings)
• December 2024 (CP Approval Process, Dual Credit Eligibility, Reminders about GT Students)
• October/November 2024 (Coordinator Meeting Slides, CP Approval Process, DC Eligibility Rule Changes, AP/IB Exam Subsidy, AP Career Kickstart, AP CS LASO Grant, GT Screening)
• September 2024 (Accountability, Texas College Bridge, Digital AP, Digital SAT, GT Reminders)