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Belton ISD reports rise in gifted-and-talented identification, details guaranteed service model
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Gabby Nino told the board that the district now identifies 11.8% of students as gifted and talented and outlined a guaranteed service model with campus GT leads, innovation specialists, specific pull‑out schedules and new assessment practices.
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Gabby Nino presented the district’s annual gifted‑and‑talented (GT) update at the April 20 Belton ISD board meeting, reporting an increase in identified students to 11.8% and describing program changes meant to guarantee services across campuses.
Nino told trustees the district’s GT identification rate has risen and is now higher than the state average; she said the district’s GT students demonstrate strong outcomes — for example, 88% meet or exceed grade‑level expectations in the data cited and the district reported a 100% four‑year graduation rate for students identified as gifted…
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