Curriculum, Instruction & Staff Development
Empowering Lifelong Learners
- Curriculum, Instruction & Staff Development
- GT/EXPO Testing Dates
Gifted and Talented/EXPO
- Overview
- Director of Advanced Academics
- GT/EXPO Specialists
- GT/EXPO Handbook
- EXPO Identification Process
- GT/EXPO Forms (Referrals and Appeals forms and dates)
- GT/EXPO Criteria for Placement
- GT/EXPO Testing Dates
- Testing for Advancement to Next Grade
- GT/EXPO Guide for Homeroom Teachers
- Opportunities for GT/EXPO Students
- Websites for GT Students
- Duke Tip
- Denton Association of Gifted and Talented (DAGT) Parent Advocacy
- Summer Programs
- Resources for Parents of Gifted and Talented Children
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2020-2021 EXPO Testing Schedule
Referral Forms are available from the EXPO Specialist on each campus, the Campus GT Contact Person at each high school, and on the website under the EXPO Forms link. Referral Forms are available at any time for students in grade one through five. Referral Forms are available for kindergarten students during the designated time listed below. Referral Forms are available for secondary students during the designated referral period and must be returned by the last day of the referral period. Due to the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, all dates and times are subject to change.
Referrals for Elementary and Secondary
Ongoing throughout the year and deadlines placed for Fall and Spring testing
September 28, 2020-October 9, 2020 (Fall testing)
January 19, 2021-February 12, 2021 (Spring testing)
Kindergarten Referrals
November 4-November 19, 2020
Referral form must be turned in to campus EXPO Specialist by November 20, 2020.
Kindergarten Testing
December 7, 2020-January 28, 2021
Elementary Testing (Grades 1 - 5)
October 13, 2020-November 5, 2020 Testing Window
February 15, 2021-April 23, 2021 Testing Window
Secondary Testing Dates
October 13, 2020-November 3, 2020 Testing Window
February 15, 2021-April 23, 2021 Testing Window