Advanced Academics
Northwest ISD
Advanced Academics
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The Advanced Academics Department
provides direction, leadership and support to
K-12 programs that help meet the needs of
gifted and academically advanced students.
Advanced Academic Programs
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Gifted and Talented Educational Services (GATES)
Advanced Placement (AP)
Pre Advanced Placement (Pre-AP)
Credit by Examination for Acceleration (CBE)
Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP)
Academic UIL
Destination Imagination (DI)
Academic Decathlon (Ac Dec)
Program Description
GATES
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Grades K-12
The GATES program provides curriculum
differentiation for students who perform at
remarkably high levels of accomplishment
when compared to others of the same age.
GATES cont.
Identification Process
 Student Referral - teacher, parent, counselor, or the
student himself may refer a student
 Student is assessed in the areas of intellectual and
specific academic abilities using both test scores and
checklists.
 A committee of 3 people review the data and make
academic recommendations
(All kindergarteners and 2nd graders are automatically screened.)
Advanced Placement (AP)
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High School
AP courses are open for any student wishing
to enroll. The AP program was created by
College Board in 1955 to provide students
with college-level work in high school.
AP exams are offered during May of each
year. Students may earn college credit for
their AP exam scores.
Pre Advanced Placement (Pre-AP)
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Grades 6-11
Pre-AP courses are open for any student
wishing to enroll.
Pre-AP courses are academically advanced
classes designed to challenge motivated
students to experience rigorous content.
Credit By Examination for Acceleration
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Grades K-12
An exam to earn credit for an academic
course for which the student has no prior
instruction.
(See Student Handbook p. 31 for additional information.)
Duke University Talent Identification
Program (TIP)
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Grades 4, 5, and 7
A program sponsored by Duke University
that recognizes students who demonstrated
high performance in TAKS.
Academic UIL
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Grades 2-12
Academic UIL - Extra-curricular competitions
that provide students an opportunity to excel
in activities beyond the classroom.
Destination Imagination (DI)
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Grades K-12
DI is a competitive program that helps young
people develop skills in time management,
teamwork, creative and critical thinking, as
well as problem solving.
Academic Decathlon (Ac Dec)
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High School
Academic Decathlon is a team competition
where students compete against other
schools in 10 categories: art, economics,
essay, interview, language and literature,
mathematics, music, science, social studies
and speech.
Campus Contacts
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Campus Instructional Teacher (CIT)
GT Specialist – Elementary
GT Teachers – Secondary