This update to Conroe ISD's Gifted and Talented policy (EHBB Local) renames the "selection" committee to "placement" committee throughout the document, replaces vague exit-trigger language with a clearer student-needs standard, and substantially rewrites the Funding section to require the Superintendent to develop TEA-aligned administrative procedures and mandates that 100% of state G/T funds be spent on G/T services or program enhancement.
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Rename 'selection' committee to 'placement' committee throughout policy document Required by LawStatutory basis: 19 TAC §89.1 (amended effective September 1, 2024)
Verified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: None — the term 'placement committee' is mandated by 19 TAC §89.1; district had no discretion to retain 'selection committee' terminology
Replace 'it is in the best interest of the student to exit' with 'is not meeting the student's educational needs' as the exit trigger standard Locally DiscretionaryVerified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: District's own choice of language to clarify the substantive standard for exit decisions. Neither TEC §29.122, TEC §48.109, 19 TAC §89.1, nor 19 TAC §89.4 prescribe the specific substantive standard for when a student may be exited from a G/T program.
Replace 'assessment' with 'identification' in the awareness session overview language Locally DiscretionaryVerified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: Terminological clarification chosen by district. While 19 TAC §89.1 requires 'assessment procedures,' it does not mandate specific word choices in awareness session descriptions. This is a local editorial choice.
Superintendent or designee shall develop administrative procedures to account for the expenditure of the G/T allotment in alignment with TEA financial compliance guidance Required by LawStatutory basis: 19 TAC §89.4 (amended effective September 1, 2024); TEC §48.109
Verified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: The assignment of this duty to 'Superintendent or designee' is a local implementation choice, but the underlying obligation to establish an accounting method aligned with TEA guidance is mandated by 19 TAC §89.4.
One hundred percent of state funds allocated for gifted and talented education shall be spent on providing gifted and talented services or enhancing the District's gifted and talented program Required by LawStatutory basis: 19 TAC §89.4 (amended effective September 1, 2024); TEC §48.109
Verified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: None — policy language mirrors the mandatory rule requirement almost verbatim; no district additions beyond what is compelled.
Appeals section revised to reference 'services in' gifted and talented programs (replacing 'selection for or exit from') Locally DiscretionaryVerified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: Terminological revision chosen by district to align with the broader 'placement committee' renaming. No statute in the analysis prescribes the specific phrasing used to describe the scope of the appeals process.
Removal of prior Funding section language requiring that the program 'address effective use of funds for programs and services consistent with the standards in the state plan for gifted and talented students' Required by LawStatutory basis: 19 TAC §89.4 (amended effective September 1, 2024)
Verified via: verbatim statute text
Local additions: The removal reflects updating the policy to conform to the revised 19 TAC §89.4 requirements, which replaced the prior 'state plan' standard with specific TEA financial compliance guidance and 100% expenditure requirements. Removal of the superseded language was compelled by the regulatory revision.