ALPHA Elementary School

Grades K-2

GT students in grades K-2 participate in activities that promote creative and independent thinking. Services are delivered by the classroom teacher and/or the GT specialist.

Grades 3-5

Northside Independent School District gifted students in grades 3-5 meet each week to attend classes where they study in small groups with a G/T resource teacher. Interdisciplinary, process-centered mini-studies are designed for these students. Careful interest is paid to students' interests and to their unique learning characteristics.

Other Elementary services for Gifted Education include:

• Credit by examination
• Scheduling modifications to meet individual needs
• Appropriate resources, materials, and learning activities
• Opportunities to learn at a pace and level appropriate to abilities and skills

In grades 6-8, students participate in the ALPHA Middle School program.