Advanced Academics

Ellen Williams
Director of Advanced Academics

“Everyone should be excited about the opportunities that are available to students in Kerrville. We want our students to feel like there are no limits to what can be learned.”

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Parent Book Study

Parents are invited to join in a Book Study with Ellen Williams, Senior Director of Advanced Academics, beginning October 25. Meeting for one hour once a week for three weeks, the group will read and discuss Keeping Your Kids Out Front Without Kicking Them From Behind, by Ian Tofler and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo.

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Interested In Creating Video Games?

If so, a new and exciting summer enrichment opportunity for high school students is available through Ninjaneering, LLC, an Austin-based computer game development company. 

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THS AP SCORES UP: High Scores and Participation Nearly Doubles

For the third consecutive year, KISD’s Tivy High School (THS) students taking college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams have increased in both number of students testing and score results.

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Tivy High School Advanced Placement Program

For twenty years the program has allowed high school students to take college level courses while still in high school. Find our more by downloading the printable Advanced Placement brochure.

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Horizons Classes Where Learning Has No Limits!

HORIZONS classes are offered at B.T. Wilson Sixth Grade School in language arts and math for gifted and talented students and high ability students. Students identified as gifted and talented are enrolled in these classes automatically and participate in an additional 100-minute enrichment program each week.

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Destination Imagination and Future Problem Solvers

Kerrville I.S.D. promotes Destination Imagination and Future Problem Solvers on its campuses to give children the opportunity to think creatively and develop problem-solving and teamwork skills.

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