The Gifted and Talented District Advisory Committee (DAC) is a new committee formed of LISD staff and parents. The committee's purpose is to guide the office of Advanced Academics to make appropriate changes to the G/T program that serves the best interest of the students and families, including:

• Advise the GT Department on its vision & goals

• Give guidance on the District Improvement Plan (GT Goal) based on guidance from the Texas State Plan for the Instruction of Gifted and Talented Students

• Long-term Program Planning and Improvement

• Provide feedback on what’s happening from their region/level perspectives

• Collect and analyze feedback from stakeholders to guide planning and improvement

• Review communications from the GT department

• Look for and offer opportunities for grants and scholarships for our staff and students

The DAC aims to guide the office of Advanced Academics in providing and promoting communication with both parents and teachers of gifted students in LISD. During the 2023-2024 school year, we addressed:

• The mission and goals for G/T services in Lubbock ISD to complete the service handbook;

• The adoption of a new evaluation system for G/T identification;

• New resources available to both parents and teachers as of the 2023-2024 school year; and,

• Visibility of policies, procedures and service overviews via the Lubbock ISD website and/or board policy documentation.

The G/T DAC meets four times throughout the school year. The 2023-2024 school year meetings were held at Commander William C. McCool Academy at 6pm.

Members serve for 1 year at a time, beginning August 1st. There are 4 meetings annually, typically lasting 1 hour each. The total time commitment is usually around 10 hours annually, but may vary based on sub-committee attendance. Once you have served as a member of the committee, your spot will have priority during the membership renewal period. Members are asked to agree to:

• Positively represent Lubbock ISD as an advocate for gifted services in the community they serve,

• Encourage a collaborative relationship between school staff and the community

• Adhere to the bylaws adopted by the Committee;

• Focus attention on issues relevant for improving educational

  services for the student population and recognize that DAC meetings are not a public arena for airing individual concerns or complaints

• Receive and review new information regarding current research and best practices in gifted education and its

  relationship with general education

• Attend and participate in regularly scheduled meetings held during the school year, and additional, applicable sub-committees.

• Communicate through email with other committee members

District Representation

The DAC is composed of both Lubbock ISD staff and family members, members of the office of Advanced Academics, as well as a variety of representation from all feeder patterns. The membership application is now open for the 2024-2025 school year.

• President

• Vice President

• Secretary

• Coronado feeder staff and family members

• Estacado feeder staff and family members

• Lubbock feeder staff and family members

• Monterey feeder staff and family members

• Talkington/McCool staff and family members

• Chad Haskins, Advanced Academics Coordinator

• Sarah Gibson, GT Specialist

• Central Office Representative

If you are interested in serving as a member of the GT District Advisory Committee, please complete the following Google Form.