PROGRAM INFORMATION

• CFISD HORIZONS Coordinator
• Overview of HORIZONS Program Services for Gifted Students ~ [Español]
• Activities for HORIZONS Students
• What is Destination Imagination? ~ [Español]

• Who Are Gifted and Talented Children? ~ [Español]
• GT Parenting Resources ~ [Español]
• Tips for Parenting the Gifted Child ~ [Español]
• Types of Gifted Students ~ [Español]

• Growth Mindset
• Nature and Needs of GT Students 
• Why Smart Kids Worry
• Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted and Talented Children
• TED Talks

• Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented
• Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted
• National Association of Gifted Children
• Hoagies Gifted Education
• National Society for the Gifted and Talented

Currently enrolled students may be referred for the HORIZONS program any time. Referrals must be received by the last school day in November in order for students to be assessed in early spring. 

Those interested in referring students should review the information on this page, especially:

• Program Overview
• Parent Information
• Testing for HORIZONS Program

Please contact the elementary counselor or secondary director of instruction for your students’ campus for more details.

The referral/parent permission deadline for mid-year 2022 testing is November 30, 2021.

• 2021 - 2022 Transfer Students Gifted and Talented Testing Referrals Flyer ~ [Español]
• Notice to Parents of Previously-identified Gifted and Talented Students ~ [Español]
• Notice to Parents of Students New to CFISD ~ [Español]

• 2021 – 2022 Current CFISD Testing Referrals Flyer ~ [Español]
• Notice to Parents of Current CFISD Students ~ [Español]