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TEA staff flag district use of race/ethnicity in gifted‑identification scoring; committee asks staff to consider rule clarifications
Summary
TEA staff alerted the committee that at least one district used race, ethnicity or gender in scoring for gifted‑and‑talented identification; the committee asked staff to study possible rule amendments to clarify identification criteria and minimum statewide expectations.
Staff from the Texas Education Agency informed the committee that at least one district had used race, ethnicity or gender as part of its scoring process for identifying students for gifted‑and‑talented services. The committee asked staff to investigate whether targeted rule amendments are needed to clarify statewide minimum expectations for identification and assessment.
Kristen McGuire of TEA’s Office of Special Populations said the agency discovered a district practice…
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