Gifted & Talented

Students are served through a pull-out classroom model.   In a pull-out model, students are pulled out of the classroom for enrichment and extensions with a teacher who has received professional development in the education of gifted students.  Hutto ISD’s elementary campuses additionally have a minimum of one GT trained teacher in every grade level.  These teachers are trained to identify the content and skills that students have already mastered and move them on to new learning.  In these classrooms, you may see: flexible grouping, tiered instruction, higher-level thinking, open-ended tasks, choice menus, and independent study.  The Texas Performance Standards Project (www.texaspsp.org) will be used as a guide for the independent student projects.

Gifted and Talented services at our middle school campuses provide students with the skills they need to be successful in advanced-level classes in high school.  GT students are placed with GT trained teachers in core subjects, typically in Pre-AP classes.  In these classes, students will master the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills objectives and move on to advanced-level content.  The Texas Performance Standards Project (www.texaspsp.org) will be used as a guide for independent student projects.  Students identified as gifted and talented will automatically be enrolled in Pre-AP courses in their identified area(s) of giftedness unless parents waive the requirement in writing.

Gifted and Talented services at Hutto High School prepare students for college-level work. Pre-AP, AP and Dual Credit classes are available for grades nine through twelve in the four core subject areas.  During their junior and senior years, students may receive college credit by passing the appropriate AP exams and/or after successful completion of Dual Enrollment courses offered by Temple College.