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Parent tells Montgomery ISD board district is out of compliance on gifted‑and‑talented services
Summary
A parent urged the Montgomery ISD Board of Trustees to act after alleging the district is not meeting state requirements for gifted‑and‑talented (GT) services, citing missing advisory meetings, outdated web information and lack of a district GT coordinator.
Andrea Bierwinkle, a Montgomery ISD parent and former GT curriculum designer, told the board on Feb. 18 that the district is not meeting Texas requirements for identifying and serving gifted‑and‑talented students.
Bierwinkle said the Texas Legislature and the State Board of Education require districts to identify and serve GT students at all grade levels and to follow the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented Students. “The Texas legislature mandates that all school districts identify and serve GT students at all grade levels,” she said, and she told trustees the district’s GT webpages and contact information have…
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