ECISD presents 2025–26 gifted-and-talented plan, proposes screening shift to second grade

Ector County Independent School District officials presented the district'level gifted-and-talented plan for the 2025'26 school year and recommended several "enhancements" to identification and teacher support, while saying no programmatic changes are being requested at this time.

The plan matters because the district tracks GT access and outcomes against the Texas Education Agency'defined GT state plan and state accountability expectations; staff told trustees the district is currently in compliance and is working to return to an "exemplary" designation.

Kristen Beasley, director of advanced academics for Ector County ISD, led the presentation and described program structure, student demographics and three proposed enhancements: move the universal screener from third to second grade; expand the GT showcase program into secondary schools so older students can present products and performances; and require depth-and-complexity training for every teacher who has a GT student in their class. "We are not asking to make any programmatic changes in…