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District outlines gifted-and-talented expansion, universal screeners and staff training aimed at equity
Summary
District GT leaders reported expanded universal screening, new elementary curriculum and increased staff training designed to improve equitable identification and services for gifted learners.
Lewisville ISD’s gifted-and-talented (GT) administrators presented an annual update on Feb. 18 that focused on identification reforms, curriculum development and targeted outreach to underrepresented student populations.
Elementary GT administrator Coby Stringer and secondary GT administrator Lori Evans told trustees the district follows the TEA/State plan and that LISD has shifted toward universal screening in second grade and a new fourth-grade screener to capture transfers and late bloomers. Administrators said the…
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