TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part II
Chapter 89. Adaptations for Special
Populations
Subchapter A. Gifted/Talented Education
Statutory Authority: The provisions of this Subchapter A
issued under the Texas Education Code, §29.122 and §42.156(b),
unless otherwise noted.
School districts shall develop written policies on student
identification that are approved by the local board of
trustees and disseminated to parents. The policies must:
(1) include provisions for ongoing screening and selection
of students who perform or show potential for
performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment
in the areas defined in the Texas Education Code,
§29.121;
(2) include assessment measures collected from multiple
sources according to each area defined in the Texas
State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented
Students;
(3) include data and procedures designed to ensure that
students from all populations in the district have
access to assessment and, if identified, services for
the gifted/talented program;
(4) provide for final selection of students to be made by a
committee of at least three local district educators
who have received training in the nature and needs of
gifted students; and
(5) include provisions regarding furloughs, reassessment,
exiting of students from program services, transfer
students, and appeals of district decisions regarding
program placement.
Source: The provisions of this §89.1 adopted to be
effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5690.
School districts shall ensure that:
(1) teachers who provide instruction and services that are
a part of the program for gifted students have a
minimum of 30 hours of staff development that includes
nature and needs of gifted/talented students, assessing
student needs, and curriculum and instruction for
gifted students;
(2) teachers who provide instruction and services that are
a part of the program for gifted students receive a
minimum of six hours annually of professional
development in gifted education; and
(3) administrators and counselors who have authority for
program decisions have a minimum of six hours of
professional development that includes nature and needs
of gifted/talented students and program options.
Source: The provisions of this §89.2 adopted to be
effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5690.
School districts shall provide an array of learning
opportunities for gifted/talented students in kindergarten
through Grade 12 and shall inform parents of the
opportunities. Options must include:
(1) instructional and organizational patterns that enable
identified students to work together as a group, to
work with other students, and to work independently;
(2) a continuum of learning experiences that leads to the
development of advanced-level products and
performances;
(3) in-school and, when possible, out-of-school options
relevant to the student's area of strength that are
available during the entire school year; and
(4) opportunities to accelerate in areas of strength.
Source: The provisions of this §89.3 adopted to be
effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5690.
School districts shall ensure that: no more than 15% of
state funds allocated for gifted/talented education are
spent on indirect costs.
Source: The provisions of this §89.4 adopted to be
effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5690.
School districts shall ensure that student assessment and
services for gifted/talented students comply with
accountability standards defined in the Texas State Plan for
the Education of the Gifted/Talented.
Source: The provisions of this §89.5 adopted to be
effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5690.