• CFISD HORIZONS Coordinator
• Overview of HORIZONS Program Services for Gifted Students  /   Perspectiva general de los servicios del programa HORIZONTES para estudiantes dotados y talentosos

• Who Are Gifted and Talented Children?  /  ¿Quiénes son los niños dotados y talentosos?
• GT Parenting Resources
• Tips for Parenting the Gifted Child
• Types of Gifted Students 

• 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 2023 screening is November 30, 2022.

• Transfer Students Gifted and Talented Testing Referrals Flyer  /  Recommendación de evaluación para programa para Dotados y Talentosos para estudiantes transferidos
• Notice to Parents of Previously-identified Gifted and Talented Students   /  Aviso a los padres de estudiantes previamente identificados como Estudiantes Dotados y Talentosos
• Notice to Parents of Students New to CFISD  /  Aviso a los padres de estudiantes nuevos a CFISD: Evaluación para el programa para estudiantes dotados y talentosos

• Current CFISD Testing Referrals Flyer  /  Recomendación de evaluación para programa para estudiantes actuales
• Notice to Parents of Current CFISD Students  /  Aviso a los padres de estudiantes actuales de CFISD