December 3, 2015 — The Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) awarded its 2015 TAGT Innovation in Gifted Award to the ASPIRE Academy of Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. TAGT Executive Director JJ Colburn formally presented a $5,000 award to the Director of Advanced Academics, Becky Manning, and the ASPIRE team at a GCISD School Board meeting.
SAGE is proud of GCISD! Thank you to each staff member for your innovation and hard work!
GCISD’s Director of Advanced Academics Becky Manning (center) and ASPIRE Principal Dr. Wynette Griffin (right) accept the award check for $5000 from TAGT President. 
GCISD Trustee Jorge Rodriguez accepts the award presented to ASPIRE Academy by TAGT Executive Director JJ Colburn at the Board of Trustees meeting 
(left to right) GCISD Trustee Jorge Rodriguez, with ASPIRE staff Jeanette Fink, Jennifer Discenza, Leigh Ballard, Linda Fullhart, Colleen Patton, Clint Bland, Lynette Hollinger, Erin Bereuter, Gypsy Mishoe, …, … GCISD Director of Advanced Academics Becky Manning, ASPIRE Principal Dr. Wynette Griffin, and TAGT Executive Director JJ Colburn
More information about the TAGT award and the winning programs can be found here.