Gifted and Talented Screening

Gifted and Talented Screening 

GT Testing Window DatesAll parent Checkists can be submitted starting on August 1, 2026. 

Elementary GT Screening Process

Secondary GT Screening Process

Submitting a Parent Checklist:

Parents who request screening for the Gifted and Talented Program must submit a Parent Checklist electronically by the published deadline. They can use the following link to access their parent My Katy:

My Katy Login

Instructions: How to access the GT App/Tile (Submit checklists or view screening results)

 

Username Recovery:

• Visit the Family Technology Resources page on the Katy ISD website.
• Under Password Assistance, select Guardian Username Recovery.
• Enter the email address you used when registering your student(s).
• When the system confirms your email address, your username will be sent to that same email.

Resetting Your Password:

• Visit the Family Technology Resources, select Guardian Password Recovery.
• Enter your username, then verify the email address Katy ISD has on file.
• A temporary password will be sent to your email.
• Go to Katyisd.org and log in using the temporary password.
• You will then be prompted to create a new password. 

Additional Support
A step-by-step guide for both username recovery and password reset is available on Katy1Source.

Thank you for your continued partnership in supporting student success.

Students enrolling after April 1, 2027 will be screened the following school year.

 

Transfer Students Previously Identified for Gifted Services

New students identified for GT service in their previous school or district may be screened for GT service in Katy ISD after enrollment. Parents must provide documentation of the last GT identification and request screening for the Katy ISD program within two weeks of enrollment once the school year begins. Parents must also complete the appropriate Parent Checklist online using the link above.

Parents of new students previously identified for a GT program should provide copies of the following documents when enrolling their child:

• Documentation of a previous GT identification, such as an acceptance letter or report card.
• If available, scores from standardized tests administered within the previous two school years. Examples include the Stanford Achievement Test, the Metropolitan Achievement Test, the Iowa Test, the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test, the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test, and other nationally normed standardized tests. Testing results from private sources and test scores from state curriculum assessments are not accepted. When recent, appropriate test scores are not available, Katy ISD will conduct any necessary testing.

Screening for Katy ISD's GT program is not available before enrollment in Katy ISD.

Transfer Students Not Previously Identified for Gifted Services

Students new to Katy ISD and who did not participate in the GT program in their previous school or who attended a school where GT services were unavailable may be screened during the regular Katy ISD GT screening window for possible GT service the following year.

Parents interested in GT screening should submit the appropriate Parent Checklist by the published deadline. If enrollment occurs after the screening deadline, contact the GT Facilitator at the campus for information about the screening timeline that applies to your child's enrollment date.  ​

Transfer Students Previously Identified in Katy ISD Returning to the District

Students who were identified at the elementary level and are returning to the elementary level are generally reinstated in Challenge following a review of records from the prior district.

Students identified at the elementary level and now in grades 6-12 will need to be rescreened as the secondary service model differs from the Challenge program.