Gifted and Talented Education

Gifted and talented children are those persons between the ages of five and twenty-one whose abilities, talents and potential for accomplishment are so exceptional or developmentally advanced that they require special provisions to meet their educational needs.

                                               Colorado Department of Education

27J GT Vision Statement

Brighton School District 27J provides opportunities for gifted and talented students to develop their personal potential. Classroom instruction includes the use of differentiation. Differentiated instruction is the process of teaching and learning that begins with the premise that not all students are alike. Differentiation meets each student where he is and maximizes his opportunities for success. In addition, each school provides enriched and varied opportunities for gifted and talented students to enable them to develop their specific abilities. Gifted education values:

§       Shared responsibility of educators, parents, and community for the academic and affective growth of gifted and talented learners

§       A climate of excellence and rigorous curricula for every child

§       High quality standard for professional educators who work with gifted and talented learners

§       Identification of exceptional potential in all populations of race, culture, gender or income level

Identification

Identification of gifted and talented students in 27J is based on a consistent, fair and equitable process. Currently, all schools are at some stage of readiness in a two year initial grade level screening process using the Cognitive Abilities Test-6. In addition, parents and teachers will complete observation tools and achievement data will be reviewed. Completed bodies of evidence will be created and when students meet the requirements of multiple criteria, an Advanced Learning Plan(ALP) will be created. The advanced Learning Plan will help inform and guide instruction to support student strength areas. The plans will be kept in a centralized location, reviewed annually and will be articulated through grade levels.

Main Contact

Cindy Gifford- Gifted and Talented Coordinator for School District 27J

720-685-7602

cdgifford@sd27j.org

Gifted and Talented School Leaders

Belle Creek, Kristin  Vollmer, kvollmer@brightoncharter.org

Brighton High School, Emily Tweten. etweten@sd27j.org

Bromley East, Kirsten Anderson, kanderson@sd27j.org

Bromley East, Brandi Schmeh, bschmeh@sd27j.org

Bromley East, Dana Seymour. dseymour@brightoncharter.org

Henderson Elementary ,Jenn Horst, jhorst@sd27j.org

North Elementary ,Elisabeth Berry, eberry@sd27j.org

Northeast Elementary ,Shanna Allensworth, sallensworth@sd27j.org

Overland Trail Middle School ,Christine Gillmore, cgillmore@sd27j.org  

Overland Trail Middle School, Tiah Frankish, tfrankish@sd27j.org

Pennock Elementary ,Susan Leiserson, sleiserson@sd27j.org

Pennock Elementary ,Gretchen Schlichting, gschlichting@sd27j.org

Pennock Elementary ,Teresa Samson, tsamson@sd27j.org

Prairie View High School,Tina Phibbs, tphibbs@sd27j.org

Prairie View High School ,Dionne McGrady, dmcgrady@sd27j.org

Second Creek Elementary ,Shannon Montoya, smontoya@sd27j.org

Second Creek Elementary ,Carol Tremain, ctremain@sd27j.org

Second Creek Elementary ,Tracey Grovum, tgrovum@sd27j.org

South Elementary ,Diana Lane, dlane@sd27j.org

Southeast Elementary ,Lisa Asmussen, lasmussen@sd27j.org

Thimmig Elementary ,Brittani Evanoff, bevanoff@sd27j.org

Vikan Middle School ,Christina Capra, ccapra@sd27j.org

 West Ridge Elementary, Julie Schwab, jschwab@sd27j.org

Other websites:

Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented

www.coloradogifted.org

Gifted Development Center-

www.gifteddevelopment.com

Supporting Emotional Needs for the Gifted

www.serggifted.org