Grade Level

Audience

Training

Timeline

Texas State Plan Accountability/ Exemplary

K-12th

All

Annually, each teacher in the district must receive an orientation to the district’s gifted/talented identification processes and the district’s services for gifted/talented students. 

Required  by the end of the first 6- weeks

Accountability

K-8th 

General Education Teacher

One Time

G/T Nature and Needs of Gifted Learners

*This will aide in the nomination of students for Gifted and Talented services

Recommended by December 31

N/A

1-12th

G/T  Elementary Cluster Teacher

MS/ HS

Honors

AP Core

G/T Nature and Needs (6 hours) 

AND, G/T Identification, Screening and Assessment (6 hours)

AND, 18 hours of Differentiated Instruction

• Days 3-5 of G/T Foundation, or

• AP Institute and Depth and Complexity ( for HS teachers only)

Required prior to assignment/ before the first day of instruction

Accountability

Annual 6-Hour Update

• Midway ISD provided training

• Region 12

• College Board update (HS teachers only)

Required by December 31 of each subsequent year

Accountability

K-12th

Campus Administrators 

Midway ISD OR Region 12’s  GT training for Administrators 

THEN,

Annual G/T Update of choice

Required by December 31

*This meets the requirements of Nature and Needs of Gifted students for ARE

Accountability

Exemplary

K-12

Counselors

Midway ISD OR Region 12’s GT training for Counselors

THEN,

Annual G/T Update to include service options for gifted/talented students and social emotional learning. 

Required by December 31

*This meets the requirements of Nature and Needs of Gifted students for ARE

Accountability

Exemplary