GC-SAGE Board Resolution Requesting the GCISD Board of Trustees to Postpone Action on Elementary School Closures

12/10/2025 1:46 pm

The SAGE Board has passed a resolution opposing the closure recommendations from the Education Master Planning Committee, and asked the GCISD School Board to postpone any vote on closures until a permanent superintendent is hired, and all enrollment-related revenue strategies have been fully pursued and publicly presented. 

GC-SAGE Resolution, Dec 10, 2025

SAGE President Public Comment at October School Board Meeting

10/27/2025 8:44 pm

PRESIDENT OF SAGE SPEAKS AT THE OCTOBER SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, HERE'S THE FULL STATEMENT, INCLUDING THE PART THAT DID NOT GET SPOKEN, BECAUSE OF THE TIME LIMIT OF 60 SECONDS.

Community Questions and Updates for September 2025

9/16/2025 4:46 pm

The pending district changes have many SAGE members asking questions. In August, the GCISD community learned about the Education Master Planning Committee. SAGE Board members and GT families have been working diligently to get answers to the varied questions coming in from the GT community. We will add updates here, to centralize and keep pushing out information as we have it.

Get the full summary on the EMPC activities here.

A Message to Our Families About Recent District Policy Changes 📢

8/28/2025 2:44 pm

HERE'S A SUMMARY OF THE UPDATES THE GCISD SCHOOL BOARD PASSED AUGUST 25, 2025

This new policy now requires that class rank be included on the transcripts of every student, not just those in the top 10%. We understand you may have questions, and we're here to explain what this means and why it's a concern for many in our community.

This change will first affect the Class of 2030. Many believe it could affect a student’s future college opportunities, especially when it comes to admissions and scholarship applications. Previously, the district only disclosed a student's class rank if they were in the top 10%, as required by Texas law.

Now, every student will be ranked, regardless of their standing.

Several community members have expressed concern directly to District leadership and Trustees, and it sounds like there will be opportunities to review the difference between our policy’s wording with possible changes coming from the State legislature. 

District Responses to GT Community Questions

6/4/2025 11:05 pm

SAGE is sharing the official response to GT Community questions about the change in the GT Specialist roles at four campuses. We invite families to view the original letter sent to the Board May 29, and help us in spreading the word for the updates we have received. We also encourage families to share additional questions to SAGE, or to send their own concerns and questions to the Board and Administration, either via email or by speaking at future School Board Meetings. Monday, June 16, 2025, is the next upcoming meeting.

Meeting Agendas: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/1198

Watch Meetings Live and Previous: https://www.youtube.com/c/GCISDTV

Sign Up To Speak: Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School Districtgcisd.net

DISTRICT REPLY TO SAGE'S LETTER TO THE GCISD SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATION

Letter to the GCISD School Board – May 2025

5/29/2025 4:58 pm

There are more questions and updates coming. Please feel free to submit additional questions and concerns to info@gc-sage.org

Find the District Response to our letter here.

LETTER ON THE DECISION IMPACTING GT SPECIALISTS ON FOUR TITLE I CAMPUSES

Momentum and Roadblocks: 2024 Spring Update

3/1/2024 11:32 am

SAGE advocates for all GT Learners to have differentiated experiences for ongoing growth. Over the past two years, we have focused on issues based on hearing from many of you. The majority of our efforts fall into three key areas:

SAGE Legislative Advocacy Archive

11/25/2023 4:38 pm

2024 District Advocacy — Gifted Policy and Budget Review

Publication Date: March 15, 2024

SAGE presented to the GCISD Board of Trustees during the annual review of Gifted and Talented (GT) program policy (EHBC/EHBC-R) and the district budget planning cycle. The presentation highlighted the return on investment of specialized gifted programs. Key recommendations included:

• Ensuring sustained funding for specialized professional development for all GT educators, including training on social-emotional needs of gifted learners.
• Maintaining current low student-to-teacher ratios in specialized programs like ASPIRE to ensure adequate curriculum differentiation.
• Developing a formal monitoring process for mandated gifted differentiation in general education classrooms.

SAGE stressed that robust policy and budget support are crucial for retaining high-performing students and staff in the district.

2023 Texas Legislative Session Wrap-Up and Funding Outlook

Publication Date: June 1, 2023

SAGE provided a detailed analysis of the 88th Texas Legislative Session as it pertains to funding for gifted and talented education (TEC Chapter 29). While the session did not result in major new, dedicated GT funding streams, SAGE successfully partnered with Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented (TAGT) to lobby against proposals that would have made GT funding discretionary or redirected it to general education programs. SAGE encouraged members to contact their state representatives to emphasize two points for the next session:

• The need for increased state funding weight per identified GT student.
• Support for House Bill (HB) 321 (or similar bills) which aimed to strengthen reporting requirements for GT programs.

SAGE organized a letter-writing campaign to state legislators immediately following this announcement.

2021 National Advocacy — Support the Javits Act Renewal

Publication Date: November 10, 2021

SAGE participated in a National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) virtual advocacy campaign, urging members of Congress to renew and increase federal funding for gifted education through the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act (Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act - ESSA). The campaign specifically focused on:

• Highlighting the need for research-based curricula and teacher training in low-income schools.
• Providing grants aimed at identifying and serving gifted students from underrepresented populations.
• SAGE created and distributed template emails and scripts for members to easily contact Senator John Cornyn and Representative Beth Van Duyne regarding the bill’s renewal.

2019 Board Policy Advocacy — Strengthening Differentiation Mandate

Publication Date: May 20, 2019

SAGE actively participated in the 2019 GCISD policy adoption cycle, focusing specifically on administrative regulations concerning gifted services. SAGE successfully advocated for stronger, less ambiguous language in the policy regarding the mandate for differentiation and advanced curriculum for identified GT students. This change established a formal expectation that all teachers serving identified students:

• Must document appropriate differentiation in lesson planning.
• Must complete 30 hours of initial GT training and 6 hours annually of continuing professional education.
• SAGE tracked the final policy language through three separate school board meetings and provided public comment at each meeting.