GIFTED & TALENTED (QUEST) PROGRAM

The Carroll Independent School District 's gifted and talented program, Quest, is available to students in grades K-12 and is designed to meet the diverse needs of the gifted population. Quest program options enable gifted students to work together as a group, work with other students, and work independently. Flexible pacing and grouping patterns as well as independent investigations are also employed to allow students to learn at a pace and level appropriate for the students' abilities and skills.

The Quest program is based upon Dr. George Betts' Autonomous Learner Model for the Gifted and Talented. This model challenges students to be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of their own learning. Currently, the Quest curriculum is delivered through multi-dimensional units within the four core subject areas of language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science. Central to this integrated academic approach is the ongoing development of critical and creative thinking skills.

Please visit the Quest website for more information.

• QUEST website

QUEST Documents

• QUEST Handbook (Grades 1-4) Student Referral Form
• QUEST Handbook (Grades 5-12) Student Referral Form
• Gifted Program Long-Range Plan 2008-2013: Presented May 19, 2008
• 7th Grade Comparison of Language Arts Courses
• 8th Grade Comparison of Language Arts Courses

Students entering grades 5-12 who enroll in Carroll ISD after April 9, 2008, may be referred for consideration for participation in the Carroll ISD gifted program. Please complete the Gifted Program Student Referral Form (Grades 5-12) and submit it to Pat Watts, K-12 Gifted Program Coordinator, at the Carroll ISD Administration Center, or to the Gifted Specialist on your child’s campus. Please attach a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Referral Form so that results may be returned to you via U.S. mail. If you have additional official paperwork or pertinent testing results for your child, please attach photocopies to this Referral Form and the completed Parent Questionnaire.

Testing for students (Grades 5-12) new to the district will be held beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday, August 14, and Friday, August 15, 2008, at Carroll Middle School, 1101 E. Dove Road, in Southlake. Students should bring two sharpened #2 pencils and a bottle of water with them to the testing site. Most students will be required to appear both days for the testing.

Gifted Program Testing for Students (Grades K-4) New to Carroll ISD

Students entering grades 1-4 who enroll in Carroll ISD after April 9, 2008, may be referred for consideration for participation in the Carroll ISD gifted program. Please complete the Gifted Program Student Referral Form (Grades 1-4) and submit it to Pat Watts, K-12 Gifted Program Coordinator, at the Carroll ISD Administration Center, or to the Gifted Specialist (Quest teacher) on your child’s campus. Please attach a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Referral Form so that results may be returned to you via U.S. mail. If you have additional official paperwork or pertinent testing results for your child, please attach photocopies to this Referral Form and the completed Parent Questionnaire.

Testing for students (Grades 1-4) new to the district will be held during the school day on the student’s home campus beginning after the first day of school. Students in grades 1-4 are NOT required to participate in the August 14-15 testing.

Students entering kindergarten may be referred for consideration for participation in the Carroll ISD gifted program from December 1, 2008 until December 12, 2008. Gifted Program Referral Forms for kindergarten may be obtained from your child’s campus beginning in November 2008.

Gifted Program Information Night – August 28, 2008

Parents are invited to attend a general information meeting about the Carroll ISD Gifted Program Thursday, August 28, 2008, from 7 to 8 p.m.in the Carroll High School cafeteria. Carroll High School is located at 800 White Chapel Boulevard in Southlake. The cafeteria is located on the west side of the school.