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What Parents Need to Know About:
Gateway
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What is the Gateway program?
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Gateway is a fully immersed program for students in grades three through five who are identified as Gifted and Talented. Gateway is designed to build critical thinkers, problem solvers, and life-long learners by providing:
- A rigorous, non-traditional atmosphere suited for gifted and talented students
- Inquiry-based learning with student choice
- Outstanding learning experiences
- Leadership skills in the classroom, school, and community
- Collaborative learning that builds innovative thinking
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Who qualifies for the program?
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Brenham ISD screens students for the G/T program using a multi-criteria approach to selection with 3 phases of placement. G/T identification is based upon data collected from achievement tests, ability tests, parent and teacher observation surveys, and student products from Kingore Planned Experiences.
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What services are provided by the program?
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The Gateway Program is provided 5 days a week by certified teachers who receive specialized training for gifted and talented instruction. The teachers provide tailored content instruction in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies with a wide variety of cross-curricular connections.
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| How do students exit the program? |
Parents must provide permission to have their child participate in the G/T programs. A student participating in the G/T program will remain in the program until he/she leaves the district, graduates from high school, or is furloughed (temporarily not receiving services) or exited from the G/T program. |
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For more information about screening:
Contact Peggy Still
Brenham Independent School District
(979) 277-3700 | BrenhamISD.net
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