Academic Offerings
Academics & Programs
International Baccalaureate
In 2014, Briargrove became an authorized International Baccalaureate school in the Primary Years Programme (PYP). Our goal is for our students to be immersed in a curriculum that is engaging, relevant, challenging and significant for learners. The PYP is a framework for all of our elementary instruction. Instruction revolves around 6 Transdisciplinary Themes:
- Who We Are
- Where We Are in Place & Time
- How We Express Ourselves
- How the World Works
- How We Organize Ourselves
- Sharing the Planet
Students work across discipline areas to create conceptual understanding and knowledge. Throughout the Primary Years Program, a student is an agent for their own and others’ learning through the concept of learner agency. Learner agency is connected to self-efficacy and beliefs students have about their ability to progress in their learning.
The inquiry process responds to student voice, choice and ownership to build capacity, so that inquiry is purposeful and authentic, drawing on the questions and wonderings of learners and connecting their personal experiences to local and global opportunities and challenges.
5 Ways You Can Support Your Child in IB
Where can I find more information?
Please visit the International Baccalaureate website for additional information on the Primary Years Program
IBO
Questions or interests regarding the IB Program at Briargrove?
Feel free to contact Mrs. Quinetta Sampy, Briargrove Elementary IB Coordinator
Gifted & Talented
What is giftedness?
The state of Texas defines gifted and talented students as a child or youth who perform at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who:
- Exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area
- Possesses an unusual capacity for leadership; or
- Excels in a specific academic field.
How do I know a student is gifted?
It is important to note that there are not one or two characteristics that an educator can point to in order to say that a student is gifted. It is a combination of characteristics. Some signs that a student might be gifted include, but are not limited to:
- Extraordinary memory compared to peers
- Highly curious
- Highly creative
- Exhibits abstract reasoning and problem solving skills
- Draws inferences, grasps underlying principles
- Initiates projects
- Discusses things in detail, elaborates
What is the Gifted & Talented Program in HISD?
The Gifted & Talented program is designed for G/T students in grades K-12 who excel in general intellectual ability in combination with creative/productive thinking and/or leadership ability. G/T programs provide services that are comprehensive, structured, sequenced, and appropriately challenging. HISD curriculum is differentiated by modifying the depth, complexity, and pacing of the general school program, utilizing higher-level thinking skills, and developing independent research skills focusing on advanced-level products.
Where can I find more information?
The Gifted & Talented Department website, and the Office of School Choice website, contain general information about G/T programs, the application process, the G/T Identification criteria, applications, and links to related websites.
Questions or interests regarding the Gifted & Talented Neighborhood Program at Briargrove?
Feel free to contact Mrs. Kelly Johnston, Briargrove Elementary Gifted & Talented Coordinator
kelly.johnston@houstonisd.org
or call (713)917-3600
Title I
Purpose of the Title I, Part A Program:
The purpose of Title I, Part A is to ensure that all children, have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and State academic assessments.
Visit the External Funding Titles I, II & IV Department website for additional information.
Please find the following 2024-2025 school year documents below:
- Parent and Family Engagement Policy
- School – Parent Compact
- District Parent and Family Engagement Policy
- Parents Right to Know
- Title I Program Status
- Explanation of HISD Curriculum
- Explanation and Description of Assessments
- Federal Report Card
- Parent and Family Engagement Survey