Any student, grades K-12, enrolled in the La Porte Independent School District is eligible for screening and placement in the Gifted and Talented program if the eligibility requirements are met. Assessments are scheduled in the fall and spring or whenever a student demonstrates a need for testing. Teachers, counselors, administrators can refer students based on observed characteristics. Students can nominate themselves.
Parents can request that a student be considered.
All kindergarten students are assessed. Out of district transfer students can participate if they meet the La Porte I.S.D identification criteria. Transfer students are assessed in the first four-six weeks of enrollment in L.P.I.S.D. Students automatically transfer from one L.P.I.S.D campus to another. All decisions regarding the placement of students in the Gifted and Talented program are made at the local campus level by a committee of gifted program teachers, regular teachers, counselors, and administrators. Appeals are made at the campus and then district levels.