Sept. 21: Lunch & Learn Brown Bag with Becky Manning
You are invited to SAGE's first meeting of the school year: a Brown Bag Lunch & Learn with special guest Becky Manning, Director of Advanced Academics for Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, who will present an update about the gifted program. Bring your own lunch. The event is Thursday, Sept. 21. You may…
FYI: Changes to Middle School ASPIRE bus schedule
New bus times for the ASPIRE Middle School Bus were announced: ASPIRE - CROSS TIMBERS MIDDLE SCHOOL Bus 231 AM SERVICE: 6:55 AM - Grapevine MS 7:10 AM - Heritage MS 7:21 AM - Colleyville MS 7:29 AM - Cross Timbers MS PM SERVICE: 3:35 PM - Cross Timbers MS…
Sept. 10: Dave & Buster’s Fundraiser
Meet up with SAGE and your GT friends at Dave & Buster's on Sept. 10! You are invited to celebrate the start of school at the SAGE Family Fun Night at Dave & Buster’s! Bring the family for games, food and socializing in SAGE’s private dining room on Sunday, September 10, between 5 and…
July 13 Panera Fundraiser
Meet up at Panera for dinner on July 13, 2017 and support SAGE's grants for teachers and senior scholarships! Invite your classmates for a mid-summer gathering. Please show the flyer (digital or printout) when placing your order.
GT Educator of the Month: Jill Parker
We asked SAGE members to nominate an educator who's going above and beyond for gifted students. Our SAGE GT Educator of the Month is Jill Parker, who teaches Algebra 2 and Pre Calculus at Grapevine High. The person who nominated her says, "Mrs. Parker has been an amazing teacher this year…
May 22: Parent Panel: Ask your questions about raising gifted kids
SAGE Members are invited to the SAGE General Meeting on Monday, May 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Feedstore BBQ. We will have a panel of experienced SAGE parents ready to answer any questions you may have, from “Is this normal?” to “How do I get my campus to…
GT Educator of the Month: Angie Connell
We asked SAGE members to nominate an educator who's going above and beyond for gifted students. Our SAGE GT Educator of the Month is Angie Connell, GT Specialist for Heritage Elementary School. The person who nominated her says, "Angie Connell is our GT Specialist. She has stepped into big shoes…
ADVOCACY: Your calls worked! Gifted funding is *back* in the bill!
Updated April 23, 2017, 10 a.m. This page will be updated as we know more information. Scroll to the bottom of this page for an overview of this topic. Great news!! Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented informed us on Friday that thanks to your amazing advocacy efforts, the Senate…
May 1: SAGE Ice Cream Social at Marble Slab
Each scoop supports gifted education! SAGE's ice cream social and fundraiser will be Monday, May 1, at Marble Slab — and we are inviting GT Specialists to be Celebrity Scoopers. GT Specialists are invited to sign up for a shift on Monday, May 1. Be sure to come out to Marble Slab…
Spring 2017 Educator Grants
SAGE is proud to provide scholarship opportunities for classroom teachers or administrators who support these teachers to attend conferences. This semester's SAGE grant awardees are: Tonya McEnery, assistant principal of Bransford Elementary, receives a grant to attend the Depth & Complexity Summer Conference. Cheryl Taliaferro, Ph.D., GT independent studies and…