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Parents urge Sherman ISD to bolster gifted-and-talented support, reinstate advisory committee
Summary
Parents and students told the board that gifted services need more staff and structured parent‑district collaboration: PACEs asked the district to reinstate the GT advisory committee and to staff one gifted teacher at each elementary campus instead of three teachers traveling among seven schools.
Parents and a fourth‑grade Challenge student told the Sherman Independent School District board that the district should strengthen services for gifted learners, reinstate a formal advisory committee and ensure more on‑campus staffing.
Jim Hebda, a parent and professor of biochemistry, said he represents PACEs (Parents Advocating for a Challenging Education in Sherman) and urged the district to “support Sherman ISD by helping to advocate for kids who are in need of an education due to their gifting.” He described the Challenge program as pivotal to his family’s decision to remain in Sherman. Talia Molina, who…
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