As a non-profit organization, GC-SAGE Membership dues and donations are all used to fund programs, events and grants to directly support the GT community within GCISD. Anyone can become a member, or donate to support our initiatives. It's always nice to reflect on what we've accomplished as an organization, and help you see all the … Continue reading Celebrating the Successes of the 2021-2022 school year
The Fall 2021 GT Educator Grant Application is Open
SAGE awards GT Educator grants for classroom materials that support gifted learners, and for GT-focused training for our GT educators. Our grant application is now open. Apply today for a SAGE GT Educator Grant! Thank You, Members! SAGE would like to thank all of our members. Your annual dues go toward SAGE Educator Grants … Continue reading The Fall 2021 GT Educator Grant Application is Open
A warm welcome to our new GT Educators ~ Fall 2020
To welcome our new GT educators and help them get settled in their new classrooms, SAGE is awarding a $100 grant to each new elementary GT teacher and a $50 grant to each new secondary teacher. Please join SAGE in extending a warm welcome to the new gifted educators in GCISD: New ASPIRE Teachers: Kay … Continue reading A warm welcome to our new GT Educators ~ Fall 2020
SAGE awards Stephenie Miller a GT Educator Grant to attend the Gifted+Equity summer conference
Congrats to Stephenie Miller, pre-AP/GT teacher at Colleyville Heritage High School, who is awarded a SAGE GT Educator Grant to attend Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented's Leadership & Gifted+Equity Conference. We are proud to invest in our incredible teachers! To be held online in 2020, the TAGT Gifted+Equity Conference: Serving the Underserved is geared towards the … Continue reading SAGE awards Stephenie Miller a GT Educator Grant to attend the Gifted+Equity summer conference
SAGE GT Educator Grants – Winter 2019
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the winter 2019 SAGE GT Educator Grants! The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Department of Advanced Academics receives a grant toward attending the Harvard Summer Conference on College Admissions. Angie Connell, Heritage Elementary GT Specialist, receives a grant for STEM games. Colleen Patton, ASPIRE 2nd Grade Teacher, Glenhope Elementary, receives … Continue reading SAGE GT Educator Grants – Winter 2019
Educator Grants for Baylor GT Conference 2019
This grant was awarded to Angela Harris and Charlotte Weinstein. SAGE would like to provide up to 5 grants to GCISD teachers to cover the Baylor GT Conference registration fee PLUS a $25 gas card. Teachers may apply for the grant through next Wednesday, Sept. 25 using the form at https://forms.gle/6uk7evK3rSoQRAXs9 Baylor University will host … Continue reading Educator Grants for Baylor GT Conference 2019
GT Educator Grant Recipients, August 2019
Our SAGE Board has awarded the following GT Educator Grants for August 2019! A grant toward registration and/or travel expenses — awarded to Dr. Cheryl Taliaferro, ASPIRE Liaison; Kameron Jones-Balsley, ASPIRE 6th Humanities; and Gypsy Mishoe, Advanced Academics Liaison — to present a session and to attend the National Association for Gifted Children 2019 Conference … Continue reading GT Educator Grant Recipients, August 2019
Summer 2019 GT Educator Grants
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the summer 2019 SAGE GT Educator Grants: Christina Hayes, ASPIRE 5th, is awarded a SAGE GT Educator Grant for classroom materials. Cindy Garcia, GT Specialist, Silver Lake Elementary, is awarded a SAGE GT Educator Grant to attend the Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented's "Gifted Plus … Continue reading Summer 2019 GT Educator Grants
giftED18 Highlights from TAGT’s conference in Fort Worth
The GCISD delegation to the TAGT conference — held this year in Downtown Fort Worth — included GT LEAD Teachers, ASPIRE Teachers, MS Discoveries Teachers, High School GT Teachers, Counselors (16), and the GT/Advanced Academics Department. SAGE funded 10 educator attendees, and received a complimentary registration as part of our award of TAGT Parent Group … Continue reading giftED18 Highlights from TAGT’s conference in Fort Worth
Spring 2018 SAGE Educator Grants
SAGE awarded a grant to Ronda Bennett, GT Specialist for Timberline Elementary, for the purchase of Envision real-world independent, interdisciplinary projects designed especially for gifted students from Mind Vine Press. SAGE purchased the Iowa Acceleration Scale Manual for GCISD to use district-wide. The Iowa Acceleration Scale (IAS) is a tool designed to guide educators in … Continue reading Spring 2018 SAGE Educator Grants